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Alberto Martínez
Alberto Martínez

Alberto Martinez is originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Most recently, he is the author of The Cult of Pythagoras (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2012), on the evolution of myths in the history of mathematics. He is also the author of Science Secrets: The Truth About Darwin's Finches, Einstein's Wife, and Other Myths (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2011). And previously, he published Kinematics: The Lost Origins of Einstein's Relativity (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009), and Negative Math (Princeton University Press, 2005). He has also published articles in several journals and periodicals including The American Journal of Physics, Archive for History of Exact Sciences, Physics in Perspective, The American Mathematical Monthly, School Science Review, Physics World, and Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics. Research interests: History of physics, especially the origins of Einstein's special theory of relativity, history of mathematics.

  • Science Secrets

    https://webspace.utexas.edu/aam829/1/m/ScienceSecrets.html Science Secrets: The Truth about Darwin’s Finches, Einstein’s Wife, and Other Myths by Alberto A. Martínez…

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