The Man Who Dammed the Yangtze: A Mathematical Novel
| Title | The Man Who Dammed the Yangtze: A Mathematical Novel |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Publication Type | Novel |
| Number of Pages or Episodes | 179 p. |
| Language | English |
| Authors | Kuo, Alex |
| Publisher | Haven Books |
| City | Hong Kong, China |
| Keywords | Chinese Americans; mathematicians; Pittsburgh Pirates; Union Switch & Signal; Westinghouse Electric Corporation |
| Abstract | “Two finite-number mathematicians—a Chinese woman and a Chinese American man—become disillusioned with teaching,” says the dust jacket. “She goes to work in China’s Three Gorges Dam, he for Westinghouse in Pittsburgh.” |
| Author Biography | Alex Kuo (1941- ) was born in Boston. He earned his MFA at the Iowa Writers' Workshop and taught at Washington State University as well as universities in China. |
| Time | 1960-1980s |
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