Surendra Verma is a science journalist and author based in Melbourne. His recent popular science books are: The Mystery of the Tunguska Fireball, The Little Book of Scientific Principles, Theories & Things; Why Aren’t They Here?: The Question of Life on Other Worlds and The Cause of Mosquitoes’ Sorrow: Beginnings, Blunders and Breakthroughs in Science.
Somebody came up to Ralph P Boas, Jr. (1912-92), a distinguished American mathematician, after a talk he had given, and said,'You make mathematics seem like fun.' Boas was inspired to reply: 'If it more...
