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Emmy Noether: The Mother of Modern Algebra

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This book, written primarily for the young adult reader, tells the life story of Emmy Noether, the most important female mathematician of our time. Because no one expected her to grow into an important scientist, the records of her early life are sketchy. After all, it was assumed that she would grow up to be a wife and mother. Instead, she was a genius who chose a distinctive path. The author has woven this charming story of Emmy Noether’s life around the events that appear in the oral and written records, fleshing out the story with details about life in Germany at the time and what we know about how bright children explore mathematics.

196 pages, Hardcover

First published October 17, 2008

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Profile Image for Tahmineh Baradaran.
569 reviews139 followers
November 10, 2025
کتابی ساده بود وبه همین دلیل شایستگی دقت بیشترو ترجمه پاک تری داشت . زندگی زن ریاضیدانی که عقاید سیاسی و دین او هم مورد تامل قرارگرفته است . .

دانش اندوزی به نوعی جزء فرهنگ یهودیان است . ایشان هم مثل بقیه یهودیان درزمان حکومت رایش سوم دچارمشکل شده و مهاجرت کرده و درسن حدود پنجاه سالگی هم ازدنیا رفته است . تخصصش " جبر مجرَد " بوده است و نویسنده علیرغم تلاش برای داشتن سویه حمایتی اززنان آن روزگار ، نمیدانم چرا درچندین جا به چهره نازیبا و اندام زمخت این ریاضیدان اشاره کرده است .
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312 reviews9 followers
July 20, 2017
If i ever meet the writer, i will sincerely thank her for writing this gorgeous book of this gorgeous woman. I have had the luck of meeting a real mathematician in my life and i loved reading about emmy noether because i felt like i am reading about my very own prof. These people are so rare that should be valued like jewelry. Like diamonds. Im so excited!!
Profile Image for Saeedeh Z‌are.
97 reviews3 followers
February 17, 2020
اگرچه کتاب جاهایی ضعف داره، اما به نظرم همین که کتابی درباره‌ی زندگی الهام‌بخش امی نوتر به فارسی ترجمه شده بسیار اتفاق مبارکیه.

داستان زندگی امی نوتر نشون میده که زنان چه راه طولانی و سختی رو برای رسیدن به جایگاه علمی در جهان طی کرده‌اند.
211 reviews
November 28, 2018
It has this weird fictionalized beginning, and then shifts into more standard biography in the second half
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March 7, 2022
Very interesting story of a world class mind who never stopped searching for creative answers in math.
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