![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In other words, he is a stereotypical fictional math professor, and he goes on to play a major role in this novel and its sequel. One of those kidnapped researchers is mathematician Daniel Sheppard who is shown to be unfashionable, socially awkward, not physically fit, brilliant but reluctant to express his opinion on anything about which he is less than 100% certain, and comforted by the unquestionable reliability of numbers. A list compiled by Alex Kasman ( College of Charleston)Īlthough it appears to the world as if many of the leading scientists and mathematicians coincidentally died during the same year, what actually happened to them in this YA novel is that they were kidnapped and taken to a secret research facility to collectively address a problem that threatens the future of all life on Earth. ![]()
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