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The biography of a mathematical genius. Paul Erdos was the most prolific pure mathematician in history and, arguably, the strangest too. 'A ...Show synopsisThe biography of a mathematical genius. Paul Erdos was the most prolific pure mathematician in history and, arguably, the strangest too. 'A mathematical genius of the first order, Paul Erdos was totally obsessed with his subject - he thought and wrote mathematics for nineteen hours a day until he died. He travelled constantly, living out of a plastic bag and had no interest in food, sex, companionship, art - all that is usually indispensible to a human life. Paul Hoffman, in this marvellous biography, gives us a vivid and strangely moving portrait of this singular creature, one that brings out not only Erdos's genius and his oddness, but his warmth and sense of fun, the joyfulness of his strange life.' Oliver Sacks For six decades Erdos had no job, no hobbies, no wife, no home; he never learnt to cook, do laundry, drive a car and died a virgin. Instead he travelled the world with his mother in tow, arriving at the doorstep of esteemed mathematicians declaring 'My brain is open'. He travelled until his death at 83, racing across four continents to prove as many theorems as possible, fuelled by a diet of espresso and amphetamines. With more than 1,500 papers written or co-written, a daily routine of 19 hours of mathematics a day, seven days a week, Paul Erdos was one of the most extraordinary thinkers of our times.Hide synopsis
Title: The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: the Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth Author:Paul Hoffman ISBN-13:9780786884063 ISBN:0786884061
Title: The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: the Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth Author:Paul Hoffman ISBN-13:9780786884063 ISBN:0786884061
Title: The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: the Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth Author:Paul Hoffman ISBN-13:9780786863624 ISBN:0786863625
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Title: The Man Who Loved Only Numbers the Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth Author:Paul Hoffman ISBN-13:9780786884063 ISBN:0786884061
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Title: The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: the Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth Author:Paul Hoffman ISBN-13:9780786884063 ISBN:0786884061
Could not put book down. It's the best read on mathematics I have ever read. Mathematics is generally boring -- misunderstood-- but this book is so well written it gives a dynamic dimension to this man and mathematics in general. The anecdotes explain why mathematics are so important to daily life. ...
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This is an strangely inspiring portrait of a singular individual who did so much to inspire others. Whilst the records will show he was the most prolific mathematician of modern times, he was also the greatest collaborative mind - routinely spurring others to make journeys of thought that might ...
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