The Man Who Counted: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures - Softcover

Tahan, Malba

 
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Malba Tahan is the creation of a celebrated Brazilianmathematician looking for a way to bring some of themysteries and pleasures of mathematics to a wider public.The adventures of Beremiz Samir, The Man Who Counted,take the reader on a journey in which, time and again, Samirsummons his extraordinary mathematical powers to settledisputes, give wise advice, overcome dangerous enemies,and win for himself fame, fortune, and rich rewards. Welearn of previous mathematicians and come to admire Samir’swisdom and patience. In the grace of Tahan’s telling, thesestories hold unusual delights for the reader.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Júlio César de Mello e Souza, a Brazilian mathematician, published more than one hundred books under the name Malba Tahan. Even after his identity was exposed, he wrote as Tahan until his death in 1974.

Poet and translator Alastair Reid lives in New York City.

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