I really enjoyed and highly recommend both of Siobhan's mathematician biographies, so it's cool to see her receive...


I really enjoyed and highly recommend both of Siobhan's mathematician biographies, so it's cool to see her receive an award!

King of Infinite Space: Donald Coxeter, the Man Who Saved Geometry
https://www.amazon.com/King-Infinite-Space-Coxeter-Geometry/dp/0802714994

Genius At Play: The Curious Mind of John Horton Conway
https://www.amazon.com/Genius-At-Play-Curious-Horton/dp/1620405954

Originally shared by American Mathematical Society

Congratulations to Siobhan Roberts, winner of the 2017 JPBM Communications Award for Expository and Popular Books http://bit.ly/2h56duU

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