Kate Kitagawa
Kate Kitagawa (Dr. Tomoko L. Kitagawa) is an author of multiple books in Japanese and English including a national bestseller (2012) in Japan. She co-authored The Secret Lives of Numbers in 2023, a highly acclaimed[1][2][3] work on the history of mathematics. The book was shortlisted for the 2024 British Academy Book Prize.[4]
She received her Ph.D. from Princeton University in 2009 and taught history at Harvard University from 2009 to 2012. She moved to England in 2012 and conducted her research at the Needham Research Institute, the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, and Wolfson College Cambridge.[5]
She is currently a professor of Practice in Space Research and Education at La Trobe University, as well as a Program Lead for Space Biology at the La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science in Melbourne, Australia[6] and was the Director of the Space Education Office (Space Education Center) at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Wilkinson, Alec (2024-07-24). "The Fascinating Story of Math in a Book You Can Actually Understand". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ↑ Allnutt, Chris (2023-12-15). "The Secret Lives of Numbers — a book to make you love maths". Financial Times. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ↑ Kosaka, Kris (2024-10-21). "'The Secret Lives of Numbers' reveals the unsung figures of mathematics". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ↑ "The Secret Lives of Numbers: A Global History of Mathematics & Its Unsung Trailblazers". The British Academy. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ↑ "Tomoko Kitagawa | Center for Science, Technology, Medicine & Society". cstms.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ↑ "Discovery". scholars.latrobe.edu.au. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ↑ Federation, International Astronautical. "IAF : Kate KITAGAWA". www.iafastro.org. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
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