Numbers in Motion
Sophie Kowalevski, Queen of Mathematics

by Laurie Wallmark
illustration by Yevgenia Nayberg

Wallmark tells the extraordinary life story of Sophie Kowalevski. Her childhood fascination with mathematics led her to earn a doctorate in math during late 19th century when few universities would grant any woman a degree. Nayberg’s sepia-toned illustrations capture the atmosphere of Sophie’s world. Sophie Kowalevski became the first woman to become a full professor at a Northern European university, truly becoming “Queen of Mathematics”.