In the 2008 film The Oxford Murders, the late John Hurt plays Arthur Seldom, a renowned professor of mathematics and logic at the University of Oxford. The film also refers to the proof of "Bormat's last theorem" - an obvious reference to Fermat's last theorem - which fixes the setting of the fil...
In Isaac Asimov's novel and short story (short story later expanded) Nightfall, there's a character named "Theremon 762".
The whole novel is based off darkness and innate fear, and a theremin is known for being used to convey a sense of suspense or fear.
Is there any evidence Theremon 762's n...
In the Artemis Fowl series, the fairies speak a language named Gnommish. We know that the Book is written in this language, in spirals. And we also see some Gnommish words, such as D'Arvit.
Has Eoin Colfer developed this language in any way, other than making up a few words?
Notes:
The nominee has done good work helping the site grow, e.g. this. They clearly aren't in this for the glory but for Greater Good, as shown by nominating 3 other people ahead of self.
I am the Mithy one, and I accept this nomination.
Here is some info that I think will be relevant...
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Stephen King's novel IT concerns a group of children who confronted an evil entity haunting their town -- and their reunion twenty-five years later, to face the being again, for the final time.
Early in the novel, we see each of "The Losers' Club" react to the news and the summo...
