Siobhan Roberts

Siobhan Roberts is a Canadian science journalist, biographer, and historian of mathematics.

Education

Roberts was born in Belleville, Ontario.^[1] She earned a degree in history at Queen's University, then a graduate degree in journalism from Ryerson University in 1997.^[2]

Books

Roberts is the author of:

King of Infinite Space: Donald Coxeter, the Man Who Saved Geometry, about Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter (Walker & Company, 2006),^[3] winner of the Euler Book Prize of the Mathematical Association of America^[4]
Wind Wizard: Alan G. Davenport and the Art of Wind Engineering, about Alan Garnett Davenport (Princeton University Press, 2012),^[5] winner of the W. Gordon Plewes History Award of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering^[6]
Genius At Play: The Curious Mind of John Horton Conway, about John Horton Conway (Bloomsbury, 2015)^[7]

Recognition

Roberts has won a number of Canadian National Magazine Awards,^[2] and she is the winner of the Communications Award of the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics "for her engaging biographies of eminent mathematicians and articles about mathematics".^[2]^[8]

References

^ "Transcript: Siobhan Roberts and Barry Wellman". TVOntario. March 10, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Phillips, Catherine (January 22, 2017), "Journalist Siobhan Roberts wins prestigious award", Ryerson Review of Journalism
^
Reviews of King of Infinite Space:
- "Review", Publishers Weekly
- Ellenberg, Jordan (September 6, 2006), "Symmetry in Motion", The Washington Post
- Treleaven, Sarah (Spring 2007), "Review", Leading Edge, UofT Magazine
- Brown, J. R. (March 2007), Philosophia Mathematica, 15 (3): 386–388, doi:10.1093/philmat/nkm019{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Choate, Jonathan (July 2007), "Review", Convergence, Mathematical Association of America
- Rothman, Tony (March–April 2007), "Meet Mr. Polytope", American Scientist, 95 (2): 179–181, doi:10.1511/2007.64.179, JSTOR 27858939
- Hershey-Handler, Barbara (November 2007), The Mathematics Teacher, 101 (4): 318, JSTOR 20876122{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Alexanderson, Gerald L. (November 2007), The College Mathematics Journal, 38 (5): 405–408, doi:10.1080/07468342.2007.11922266, JSTOR 27646557, S2CID 218544671{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- du Sautoy, Marcus (December 8, 2007), "Strength in numbers", The Guardian
- Gray, Jeremy J. (December 2007), Isis, 98 (4): 875–876, doi:10.1086/529335{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Van Ryssen, Stefaan (2007), Leonardo, 40 (5): 499–500, doi:10.1162/leon.2007.40.5.499, JSTOR 20206493, S2CID 57558465{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Kidwell, Mark E. (May 2008), American Mathematical Monthly, 115 (5): 474–476, doi:10.1080/00029890.2008.11920553, JSTOR 27642524{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Persson, Ulf (November 2008), The Mathematical Intelligencer, 31 (1): 84–85, doi:10.1007/s00283-008-9009-7, S2CID 122727446{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- McRae, Alan S. (2008), Mathematical Reviews, MR 2352131{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Gough, John (2010), "Review", Vinculum, 47 (2): 8
^ "Euler Book Prize" (PDF), MAA Prizes Presented in Washington, DC, Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 56 (5): 635, May 2009
^
Reviews of Wind Wizard:
- "Review", Kirkus Reviews
- Mariano, Paolo Maria, Mathematical Reviews, MR 3362895{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- McRobie, Allan (November 2012), "Engineering: Turbulent genius", Nature, 491 (7426): 668–669, Bibcode:2012Natur.491..668M, doi:10.1038/491668a
- Crystall, Ben (November 2012), "The man who tamed the wind", New Scientist, 216 (2891): 51, Bibcode:2012NewSc.216...51C, doi:10.1016/s0262-4079(12)62964-9
- Fessenden, Marissa (December 1, 2012), "Recommended", Scientific American, doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1212-82b
- Aynsley, Richard (November 2013), Architectural Science Review, 56 (4): 333–334, doi:10.1080/00038628.2013.831200, S2CID 109850692{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Lau, Robert (2013), CTBUH Journal, 1 (1), Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat: 56, JSTOR 24193224{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Bert, Ray (2013), Civil Engineering, 83 (2), ASCE: 74{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Turner, Roger (September 2014), Isis, 105 (3): 670–671, doi:10.1086/679174{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Seely, Bruce (2015), Technology and Culture, 56 (1): 281–283, doi:10.1353/tech.2015.0002, S2CID 109586567{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
^ Prix W. Gordon Plewes Award (PDF), Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, 2016, retrieved 2018-05-19
^
Reviews of Genius At Play:
- "Review", Publishers Weekly
- Wakefield, Thomas Philip, Mathematical Reviews, MR 3329687{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Lewin, Sarah (July 2015), Scientific American, 313 (2): 82, Bibcode:2015SciAm.313b..82L, doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0815-82d{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Harris, Michael (July 2015), "Mathematics: The mercurial mathematician", Nature, 523 (7561): 406–407, Bibcode:2015Natur.523..406H, doi:10.1038/523406a
- Mulcahy, Colm (July 14, 2015), "Review", The Huffington Post
- Glass, Darren (August 2015), "Review", MAA Reviews
- O'Rourke, Joseph (September 2015), The College Mathematics Journal, 46 (4): 309–314, doi:10.4169/college.math.j.46.4.309, S2CID 218545969{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Miller, Arthur I. (November 2015), "Trafficking in big ideas", Physics World, 28 (11): 42–43, Bibcode:2015PhyW...28k..42M, doi:10.1088/2058-7058/28/11/35
- Robbin, Tony (November 2015), "Review", Interalia
- Collins, Jeb (February 2016), Math Horizons, 23 (3): 29, doi:10.4169/mathhorizons.23.3.29, S2CID 197469317{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Mazur, Joseph (2016), The Mathematical Intelligencer, 38 (1): 78–81, doi:10.1007/s00283-015-9615-0, MR 3559420, S2CID 124725143{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Griffiths, Martin (February 2017), The Mathematical Gazette, 101 (550): 167–168, doi:10.1017/mag.2017.34{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
^ JPBM Communications Award, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, retrieved 2018-05-19

External links

Home page

[1] "Transcript: Siobhan Roberts and Barry Wellman". TVOntario. March 10, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2020.

[rrj-2] Phillips, Catherine (January 22, 2017), "Journalist Siobhan Roberts wins prestigious award", Ryerson Review of Journalism

[kis-3] Reviews of King of Infinite Space:
"Review", Publishers Weekly

Ellenberg, Jordan (September 6, 2006), "Symmetry in Motion", The Washington Post

Treleaven, Sarah (Spring 2007), "Review", Leading Edge, UofT Magazine

Brown, J. R. (March 2007), Philosophia Mathematica, 15 (3): 386–388, doi:10.1093/philmat/nkm019{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Choate, Jonathan (July 2007), "Review", Convergence, Mathematical Association of America

Rothman, Tony (March–April 2007), "Meet Mr. Polytope", American Scientist, 95 (2): 179–181, doi:10.1511/2007.64.179, JSTOR 27858939

Hershey-Handler, Barbara (November 2007), The Mathematics Teacher, 101 (4): 318, JSTOR 20876122{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Alexanderson, Gerald L. (November 2007), The College Mathematics Journal, 38 (5): 405–408, doi:10.1080/07468342.2007.11922266, JSTOR 27646557, S2CID 218544671{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

du Sautoy, Marcus (December 8, 2007), "Strength in numbers", The Guardian

Gray, Jeremy J. (December 2007), Isis, 98 (4): 875–876, doi:10.1086/529335{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Van Ryssen, Stefaan (2007), Leonardo, 40 (5): 499–500, doi:10.1162/leon.2007.40.5.499, JSTOR 20206493, S2CID 57558465{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Kidwell, Mark E. (May 2008), American Mathematical Monthly, 115 (5): 474–476, doi:10.1080/00029890.2008.11920553, JSTOR 27642524{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Persson, Ulf (November 2008), The Mathematical Intelligencer, 31 (1): 84–85, doi:10.1007/s00283-008-9009-7, S2CID 122727446{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

McRae, Alan S. (2008), Mathematical Reviews, MR 2352131{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Gough, John (2010), "Review", Vinculum, 47 (2): 8

[4] "Review", Publishers Weekly

[5] Ellenberg, Jordan (September 6, 2006), "Symmetry in Motion", The Washington Post

[6] Treleaven, Sarah (Spring 2007), "Review", Leading Edge, UofT Magazine

[7] Brown, J. R. (March 2007), Philosophia Mathematica, 15 (3): 386–388, doi:10.1093/philmat/nkm019{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[8] Choate, Jonathan (July 2007), "Review", Convergence, Mathematical Association of America

[9] Rothman, Tony (March–April 2007), "Meet Mr. Polytope", American Scientist, 95 (2): 179–181, doi:10.1511/2007.64.179, JSTOR 27858939

[10] Hershey-Handler, Barbara (November 2007), The Mathematics Teacher, 101 (4): 318, JSTOR 20876122{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[11] Alexanderson, Gerald L. (November 2007), The College Mathematics Journal, 38 (5): 405–408, doi:10.1080/07468342.2007.11922266, JSTOR 27646557, S2CID 218544671{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[12] u Sautoy, Marcus (December 8, 2007), "Strength in numbers", The Guardian

[13] Gray, Jeremy J. (December 2007), Isis, 98 (4): 875–876, doi:10.1086/529335{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[14] Van Ryssen, Stefaan (2007), Leonardo, 40 (5): 499–500, doi:10.1162/leon.2007.40.5.499, JSTOR 20206493, S2CID 57558465{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[15] Kidwell, Mark E. (May 2008), American Mathematical Monthly, 115 (5): 474–476, doi:10.1080/00029890.2008.11920553, JSTOR 27642524{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[16] Persson, Ulf (November 2008), The Mathematical Intelligencer, 31 (1): 84–85, doi:10.1007/s00283-008-9009-7, S2CID 122727446{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[17] McRae, Alan S. (2008), Mathematical Reviews, MR 2352131{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[18] Gough, John (2010), "Review", Vinculum, 47 (2): 8

[euler-4] "Euler Book Prize" (PDF), MAA Prizes Presented in Washington, DC, Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 56 (5): 635, May 2009

[ww-5] Reviews of Wind Wizard:
"Review", Kirkus Reviews

Mariano, Paolo Maria, Mathematical Reviews, MR 3362895{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

McRobie, Allan (November 2012), "Engineering: Turbulent genius", Nature, 491 (7426): 668–669, Bibcode:2012Natur.491..668M, doi:10.1038/491668a

Crystall, Ben (November 2012), "The man who tamed the wind", New Scientist, 216 (2891): 51, Bibcode:2012NewSc.216...51C, doi:10.1016/s0262-4079(12)62964-9

Fessenden, Marissa (December 1, 2012), "Recommended", Scientific American, doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1212-82b

Aynsley, Richard (November 2013), Architectural Science Review, 56 (4): 333–334, doi:10.1080/00038628.2013.831200, S2CID 109850692{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Lau, Robert (2013), CTBUH Journal, 1 (1), Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat: 56, JSTOR 24193224{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Bert, Ray (2013), Civil Engineering, 83 (2), ASCE: 74{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Turner, Roger (September 2014), Isis, 105 (3): 670–671, doi:10.1086/679174{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Seely, Bruce (2015), Technology and Culture, 56 (1): 281–283, doi:10.1353/tech.2015.0002, S2CID 109586567{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[21] "Review", Kirkus Reviews

[22] Mariano, Paolo Maria, Mathematical Reviews, MR 3362895{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[23] McRobie, Allan (November 2012), "Engineering: Turbulent genius", Nature, 491 (7426): 668–669, Bibcode:2012Natur.491..668M, doi:10.1038/491668a

[24] Crystall, Ben (November 2012), "The man who tamed the wind", New Scientist, 216 (2891): 51, Bibcode:2012NewSc.216...51C, doi:10.1016/s0262-4079(12)62964-9

[25] Fessenden, Marissa (December 1, 2012), "Recommended", Scientific American, doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1212-82b

[26] Aynsley, Richard (November 2013), Architectural Science Review, 56 (4): 333–334, doi:10.1080/00038628.2013.831200, S2CID 109850692{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[27] Lau, Robert (2013), CTBUH Journal, 1 (1), Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat: 56, JSTOR 24193224{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[28] Bert, Ray (2013), Civil Engineering, 83 (2), ASCE: 74{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[29] Turner, Roger (September 2014), Isis, 105 (3): 670–671, doi:10.1086/679174{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[30] Seely, Bruce (2015), Technology and Culture, 56 (1): 281–283, doi:10.1353/tech.2015.0002, S2CID 109586567{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[csce-6] Prix W. Gordon Plewes Award (PDF), Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, 2016, retrieved 2018-05-19

[gap-7] Reviews of Genius At Play:
"Review", Publishers Weekly

Wakefield, Thomas Philip, Mathematical Reviews, MR 3329687{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Lewin, Sarah (July 2015), Scientific American, 313 (2): 82, Bibcode:2015SciAm.313b..82L, doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0815-82d{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Harris, Michael (July 2015), "Mathematics: The mercurial mathematician", Nature, 523 (7561): 406–407, Bibcode:2015Natur.523..406H, doi:10.1038/523406a

Mulcahy, Colm (July 14, 2015), "Review", The Huffington Post

Glass, Darren (August 2015), "Review", MAA Reviews

O'Rourke, Joseph (September 2015), The College Mathematics Journal, 46 (4): 309–314, doi:10.4169/college.math.j.46.4.309, S2CID 218545969{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Miller, Arthur I. (November 2015), "Trafficking in big ideas", Physics World, 28 (11): 42–43, Bibcode:2015PhyW...28k..42M, doi:10.1088/2058-7058/28/11/35

Robbin, Tony (November 2015), "Review", Interalia

Collins, Jeb (February 2016), Math Horizons, 23 (3): 29, doi:10.4169/mathhorizons.23.3.29, S2CID 197469317{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Mazur, Joseph (2016), The Mathematical Intelligencer, 38 (1): 78–81, doi:10.1007/s00283-015-9615-0, MR 3559420, S2CID 124725143{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Griffiths, Martin (February 2017), The Mathematical Gazette, 101 (550): 167–168, doi:10.1017/mag.2017.34{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[33] "Review", Publishers Weekly

[34] Wakefield, Thomas Philip, Mathematical Reviews, MR 3329687{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[35] Lewin, Sarah (July 2015), Scientific American, 313 (2): 82, Bibcode:2015SciAm.313b..82L, doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0815-82d{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[36] Harris, Michael (July 2015), "Mathematics: The mercurial mathematician", Nature, 523 (7561): 406–407, Bibcode:2015Natur.523..406H, doi:10.1038/523406a

[37] Mulcahy, Colm (July 14, 2015), "Review", The Huffington Post

[38] Glass, Darren (August 2015), "Review", MAA Reviews

[39] O'Rourke, Joseph (September 2015), The College Mathematics Journal, 46 (4): 309–314, doi:10.4169/college.math.j.46.4.309, S2CID 218545969{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[40] Miller, Arthur I. (November 2015), "Trafficking in big ideas", Physics World, 28 (11): 42–43, Bibcode:2015PhyW...28k..42M, doi:10.1088/2058-7058/28/11/35

[41] Robbin, Tony (November 2015), "Review", Interalia

[42] Collins, Jeb (February 2016), Math Horizons, 23 (3): 29, doi:10.4169/mathhorizons.23.3.29, S2CID 197469317{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[43] Mazur, Joseph (2016), The Mathematical Intelligencer, 38 (1): 78–81, doi:10.1007/s00283-015-9615-0, MR 3559420, S2CID 124725143{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[44] Griffiths, Martin (February 2017), The Mathematical Gazette, 101 (550): 167–168, doi:10.1017/mag.2017.34{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[siam-8] JPBM Communications Award, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, retrieved 2018-05-19

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