Keith Devlin

Keith J. Devlin is an English mathematician and writer. He currently is Executive Director of Stanford University's Center for the Study of Language and Information and a Consulting Professor of mathematics at Stanford.

In addition, he is a commentator on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday, where he is known as "The Math Guy."^[1]

As of 2004, he is the author of 24 books. Several of his books are aimed at an audience of the general public, as opposed to much academic work.

[edit] List of books (partial)

Devlin, Keith; Gary Lorden (2007). The Numbers Behind NUMB3RS: Solving Crime with Mathematics. Plume. ISBN 0452288576.
Devlin, Keith (2006). The Math Instinct: Why You're a Mathematical Genius (Along with Lobsters, Birds, Cats, and Dogs). Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 156025839X.
Devlin, Keith (2002). The Millennium Problems: the Seven Greatest Unsolved Mathematical Puzzles of Our Time. Basic Books. ISBN 0465017304.
Devlin, Keith (2000). The Math Gene: How Mathematical Thinking Evolved and Why Numbers Are Like Gossip. Basic Books. ISBN 0465016197.
Devlin, Keith (1999). Mathematics: The New Golden Age. Columbia University Press. ISBN 023111639X.
Devlin, Keith (1998). The Language of Mathematics: Making the Invisible Visible. Holt Paperbacks. ISBN 0805072543.
Devlin, Keith (1996). Mathematics: The Science of Patterns. Holt Paperbacks. ISBN 0805073442.
Devlin, Keith (1993). The Joy of Sets: Fundamentals of Contemporary Set Theory. Springer. ISBN 0387940944.
Devlin, Keith (1991). Logic and Information. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521499712.
Devlin, Keith (1984). Constructibility. Springer. ISBN 3540132589.