The Man Who Loved Only Numbers
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers
Regular price
Checking stock...
Regular price
Checking stock...
Summary
A biography of the Hungarian pure mathematical genius, Paul Erdos, born in 1913 in Budapest. Erdos led a strange life, devoting 19 hours a day, seven days a week to the study of mathematics, travelling the world with his mother until his death at the age of 83. He is considered one of the most extraordinary thinkers of our times.
The feel-good place to buy books
- Free US shipping over $15
- Buying preloved emits 41% less CO2 than new
- Millions of affordable books
- Give your books a new home - sell them back to us!
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers by Paul Hoffman
A biography of the Hungarian pure mathematical genius, Paul Erdos, born in 1913 in Budapest. Erdos led a strange life, devoting 19 hours a day, seven days a week to the study of mathematics, travelling the world with his mother until his death at the age of 83. He is considered one of the most extraordinary thinkers of our times.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781857028119 |
| ISBN 10 | 1857028112 |
| Title | The Man Who Loved Only Numbers |
| Author | Paul Hoffman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1998-07-09 |
| Number of pages | 301 |
| Prizes | Winner of Rhone-Poulenc Science Books Prize 1999, Winner of Rhone Poulenc General Prize for Science Books 1999 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |