MY BRAIN IS OPEN: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdos
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (566 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0684859807 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Fascinating biography with lucid cameos of math. topics" according to norton. This beautiful book is an intellectually rich biography of one of the world's most prolific mathematicians. Amusingly, inoffensively and highly idiosyncratic, Erdos worked on hard problems in apparently simple fields, taking rather easily explained concepts and forging powerful new results and tools with a speed which astounded professional colleagues. Bruce Schechter does a magnificent job o. "Five Stars" according to Philip Davis. Delivered on time. Book quality as advertised.. A Customer said Delightful, happy read. Every time I picked up this book and read a few pages, it made my day. Who would have thunk I would read a book about a number theorist? Not I! Too arcane! But the story is delightful, the mathematics accessible and stimulating. Altogether an easier and far more delightful read than one would imagine. You will recommend it to others. I bought it for my 1Delightful, happy read Every time I picked up this book and read a few pages, it made my day. Who would have thunk I would read a book about a number theorist? Not I! Too arcane! But the story is delightful, the mathematics accessible and stimulating. Altogether an easier and far more delightful read than one would imagine. You will recommend it to others. I bought it for my 13-year-old son's Christmas. It will be . -year-old son's Christmas. It will be
Fleeing the Holocaust, Erdös never settled down, instead traveling from place to place, showing up on the doorsteps of other mathematicians with his few possessions and an open mind. During his career, Erdös published more papers than any other mathematician in history. Here, we get to see Erdös's brief childhood transform quickly into a carefree adolescence of solving difficult math problems with his circle of brilliant friends--uniquely encouraged by a country that valued the contributions of mathematics in a way that has never been equaled. Schechter's focus is quite a bit tighter, and more traditionally biographical, than Paul Hoffman's in The Man Who Loved Only Numbers. Most of the papers were collaborations: For Erdös, the mathematics that consumed most of his waking hours was not a solitary pursuit but a social activity. --Therese Littleton. That radical transformation of how mathematics is created is the result of many factors, n
Erdõs's important work has proved pivotal to the development of computer science, and his unique personality makes him an unforgettable character in the world of mathematics. His work in the United States and all over the world has earned him the titles of the century's leading number theorist and the most prolific mathematician who ever lived. Incapable of the smallest of household tasks and having no permanent home or job, he was sustained by the generosity of colleagues and by his own belief in the beauty of numbers. Witty and filled with the sort of mathematical puzzles that intrigued Erdõs and continue to fascinate mathematicians today, My Brain Is Open is the story of this strange genius and a journey in his footsteps through the world of mathematics, where universal truths await discovery like hidden treasures and where brilliant proofs are poetry.. Hungarian-born Erdõs believed that the meaning of life was to prove and conjecture. Paul Erdõs, one of th