The Man Who Loved Only Numbers by Paul Hoffman

The Man Who Loved Only Numbers by Paul Hoffman

The biography of a mathematical genius. Paul Erdos was the most prolific pure mathematician in history and, arguably, the strangest too.

"Hoffman's playful, plainspoken and often hilarious biography of a monkish, impish, generous genius is purest pleasure" Mail on Sunday "Paul Hoffman's wittily articulated life of the mathematical genius Paul Erdos opens a door to a sunlit upland of pure logic, populated by bungee-bouncing, bearded maniacs and absurdly intelligent men who never learnt to tie their own shoelaces...Anyone with an interest in the science of numbers should read this." Observer "The Man Who Loved Only Numbers is one of the most accessible and engaging introductions to the world of pure mathematics you are ever likely to come across." Graham Farmelo, Sunday Telegraph "A wonderful, playful, insightful life of this century's most unusual mathematician." Ian Stewart, Independent

Paul Hoffman is publisher of Encyclopaedia Brittanica and the science correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on US TV.

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ISBN 13	9781857028294
ISBN 10	1857028295
Titre	The Man Who Loved Only Numbers
Auteur	Paul Hoffman
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	HarperCollins Publishers
Année de publication	1999-06-03
Nombre de pages	320
Prix	Winner of Rhone-Poulenc Science Books Prize 1999, Winner of Rhone Poulenc General Prize for Science Books 1999
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