Editing Michael Fitzgerald - Books (section)

=== ''The Mind of the Mathematician'' (2007) ===
* '''Authors:''' [[Michael Fitzgerald]] & [[Ioan James]]
* '''Publisher:''' [[Johns Hopkins University Press]]
* '''ISBN:''' 9780801885877
* '''Year:''' 2007

Profiles the lives and personalities of twenty great mathematicians of the 18th–20th centuries, examining the prevalence of autistic and other neurodivergent traits in their creativity.<ref name="maa_review">{{cite web |url=https://old.maa.org/press/maa-reviews/the-mind-of-the-mathematician#:~:text=The%20mathematical%20profiles%20include%20three,displayed%20behavior%20characteristic%20of%20Asperger |title=The Mind of the Mathematician |publisher=Mathematical Association of America |access-date=2025-09-07}}</ref><ref name="carma_review">{{cite web |url=https://carmamaths.org/jon/Preprints/Books/BookReviews.pdf#:~:text=The%20mind%20of%20the%20mathematician,have%20minds%20%E2%80%94%20my%20two |title=Gazette 35 Vol 2 |access-date=2025-09-07}}</ref> The authors find that many exhibited characteristics of [[Asperger syndrome]] (e.g. intense focus, social detachment), though a few appeared neurotypical.<ref name="thatsmaths_creativity">{{cite web |url=https://thatsmaths.com/2022/08/25/xy-and-the-special-triangle/#:~:text=In%20The%20Mind%20of%20the,been%20linked%20to%20exceptional%20creativity |title=X+Y and the Special Triangle |publisher=ThatsMaths |access-date=2025-09-07}}</ref><ref name="thatsmaths_bias">{{cite web |url=https://thatsmaths.com/2022/08/25/xy-and-the-special-triangle/#:~:text=Fitzgerald%20and%20James%20profile%20twenty,selection%20bias%20affecting%20their%20conclusions |title=X+Y and the Special Triangle |publisher=ThatsMaths |access-date=2025-09-07}}</ref>

'''Individuals profiled in this book (20 mathematicians):'''<ref name="vdoc_contents">{{cite web |url=https://vdoc.pub/documents/the-mind-of-the-mathematician-2l1vmt19d2lg#:~:text=T%20W%20E%20N%20T,I%20T%20I%20E%20S |title=The Mind Of The Mathematician |publisher=VDoc |access-date=2025-09-07}}</ref><ref name="vdoc_chapters">{{cite web |url=https://vdoc.pub/documents/the-mind-of-the-mathematician-2l1vmt19d2lg#:~:text=Hilbert%20105%20Chapter%207,Wiener%2C%20Dirac%2C%20and%20G%C3%B6del%20149 |title=The Mind Of The Mathematician |publisher=VDoc |access-date=2025-09-07}}</ref>

* [[Joseph-Louis Lagrange]] (1736–1813) -- Mathematical prodigy; displayed solitary work habits
* [[Carl Friedrich Gauss]] (1777–1855) -- Precocious "Prince of Mathematicians"; obsessive attention to detail
* [[Augustin-Louis Cauchy]] (1789–1857) -- Pioneering analyst; strong routine and exactitude
* [[Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet]] (1805–1859) -- Innovator in number theory; introverted and single-minded
* [[William Rowan Hamilton]] (1805–1865) -- Brilliant but eccentric inventor of quaternions; considered an "Asperger genius" by the authors<ref name="thatsmaths_genius">{{cite web |url=https://thatsmaths.com/2022/08/25/xy-and-the-special-triangle/#:~:text=already%20had%20biographies%20in%20a,selection%20bias%20affecting%20their%20conclusions |title=X+Y and the Special Triangle |publisher=ThatsMaths |access-date=2025-09-07}}</ref>
* [[Évariste Galois]] (1811–1832) -- Revolutionary young algebraist; nonconformist behavior
* [[Ada Lovelace]] (1815–1852) -- Computing visionary; socially unconventional and intensely focused (listed as "Byron" by the authors)<ref name="vdoc_contents" />
* [[Bernhard Riemann]] (1826–1866) -- Shy, deeply introspective creator of modern geometry
* [[Georg Cantor]] (1845–1918) -- Set theory founder; experienced mood instability alongside obsessive intellectual pursuits
* [[Sofia Kovalevskaya]] (1850–1891) -- Trailblazing female mathematician; intense passion for mathematics, somewhat eccentric
* [[Henri Poincaré]] (1854–1912) -- Polymathic genius; habitually absent-minded and hyper-focused
* [[David Hilbert]] (1862–1943) -- Legendary problem-solver; strong Asperger-like single-mindedness
* [[Jacques Hadamard]] (1865–1963) -- Analyst; exhibited routine-driven work patterns
* [[G. H. Hardy]] (1877–1947) -- Theorist of numbers; anecdotally had Asperger-like traits (rigid routines, social awkwardness)<ref name="thatsmaths_genius" />
* [[Emmy Noether]] (1882–1935) -- Pioneering female algebraist; intense focus on work, indifferent to social norms
* [[Srinivasa Ramanujan]] (1887–1920) -- Intuitive genius; socially naive, obsessive about mathematics
* [[Ronald Fisher]] (1890–1962) -- Statistician and geneticist; exhibited narrow interests and blunt social interaction (traits of Asperger's)<ref name="thatsmaths_genius" />
* [[Norbert Wiener]] (1894–1964) -- Father of cybernetics; absent-minded and socially quirky, with autistic traits
* [[Paul Dirac]] (1902–1984) -- Theoretical physicist; extremely taciturn and literal (often cited as a classic case of Asperger's in science)
* [[Kurt Gödel]] (1906–1978) -- Logician; profoundly introverted and obsessive, with eccentric behaviors