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John Crank (6 February 1916 – 3 October 2006) was a mathematical physicist, best known for his work on the numerical solution of partial differential equations. Crank was born in Hindley in Lancashire , England .
Crank is a novel by Ellen Hopkins published in 2004. It is based loosely on the real life addictions of the author's daughter to crystal meth . [ 1 ] The book is required reading in "many high schools, as well as many drug and drug court programs."
Hopkins's books have regularly been included in the American Library Association's lists of the most frequently banned and challenged books in the United States. Four of her novels were included in the list of the top 100 banned and challenged novels between 2010 and 2019: Crank (38th), Burned (83rd), Glass (86th), and Tricks (98th). [12]
Born and raised in Australia, Helmer graduated in political science from Harvard University in the United States. He published several books on military and political topics, including essays on the American presidency and on urban policy in the US and essays on Greek, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern politics and foreign policy.
However, this book is the first to focus on mathematical crankery as a whole. [1] The book consists of 57 essays, [2] loosely organized by the most common topics in mathematics for cranks to focus their attention on. [1] The "top ten" of these topics, as listed by reviewer Ian Stewart, are, in order: squaring the circle, angle trisection,
On Wednesday, world sales agency Beta Cinema hosts the market premiere of “John Cranko,” starring Sam Riley, at the American Film Market in Las Vegas. Variety speaks to the director Joachim A ...
Glass is the second novel in the verse novel series Crank by Ellen Hopkins, published in hardcover in August 2007 and in softcover on April 7, 2009. The third book of the series, Fallout, was published in 2010.
Brian Cox (C. B. Cox) (1928–2008), professor of English literature, founder of the Poetry Centre [4] Patricia Duncker, British novelist; Terry Eagleton, literary theorist, academic teacher; M. J. Hyland, novelist; Grevel Lindop, poet, academic and literary critic; Leah Moore, British comic book writer and author