9781857028294 - The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth: The Story of Paul Erdös and the Search for Mathematical Truth von Hof... (19 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. The 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 Erdoss 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. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

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Zustand: New. 1998. New Ed. Paperback. The biography of a mathematical genius. Paul Erdos was the most prolific pure mathematician in history and, arguably, the strangest too. Num Pages: 320 pages, (1 x 16pp b/w). BIC Classification: BGT; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition, 1st Printing thus. st Paperback PrintingPaul Erdos was an amazing and prolific mathematician whose life as a world-wandering numerical nomad was legendary. He published almost 1500 scholarly papers before his death in 1996, and he probably thought more about math problems than anyone in history. Like a traveling salesman offering his thoughts as wares, Erdos would show up on the doorstep of one mathematician or another and announce, "My brain is open." After working through a problem, he'd move on to the next place, the next solution.Hoffman's book, like Sylvia Nasar's biography of John Nash, A Beautiful Mind, reveals a genius's life that transcended the merely quirky. But Erdos's brand of madness was joyful, unlike Nash's despairing schizophrenia. Erdos never tried to dilute his obsessive passion for numbers with ordinary emotional interactions, thus avoiding hurting the people around him, as Nash did. Oliver Sacks writes of Erdos: "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 the day he died. He traveled constantly, living out of a plastic bag, and had no interest in food, sex, companionship, art--all that is usually indispensable to a human life." very clean no unwanted marks or p.o's names.

Softcover. Zustand: Good condition. The 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. 2 Centimeters X 12.9 Centimeters X 19.8 Centimeters.

Zustand: New. The biography of a mathematical genius. Paul Erdos was the most prolific pure mathematician in history and, arguably, the strangest too.Bevor Paul Erdoes 1996 im Alter von 83 Jahren starb, hatte er ueber mehr mathematische Probleme nachgedacht als irgende.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Bevor Paul Erdös 1996 im Alter von 83 Jahren starb, hatte er über mehr mathematische Probleme nachgedacht als irgendein Wissenschaftler vor ihm. Er war verliebt in die einfachen Zahlen, zerbrach sich den Kopf darüber, ob es unendlich viele Primzahlen gab oder nicht. Er grübelte über sogenannte Vollkommene Zahlen, die sich dadurch auszeichnen, dass die Summe ihrer Divisoren wieder die Ausgangszahl ergibt.Paul Erdös verfaßte über tausend Aufsätze und überraschte immer wieder mit neuen Einsichten in die Gesetzmäßigkeiten der Zahlen. Paul Hoffman hat Erdös mehrmals getroffen. In dieser faszinierenden Biographie zeichnet er ein lebendiges Bild von der Person und der Arbeit des großen Mathematikers.