61. Paulos Reviews Paul Erdos, John Nash Books I was awake enough to realize that it was paul erdos, one of the most curious (in both senses), prolific and insightful mathematicians of this century. http://www.math.temple.edu/~paulos/erdnash.html

I remember once while in graduate school at the University of Wisconsin staying at my office until 4 a.m. Stumbling through the hall bleary-eyed on my way home, I came upon a little gnome of a man who, as if it were the middle of the day, began questioning me about my results in a kindly yet most energetic way. Who should be haunting those empty halls at that hour, except janitors? I was awake enough to realize that it was Paul Erdos, one of the most curious (in both senses), prolific and insightful mathematicians of this century. It's not surprising that Erdos would often remark that a mathematician was a machine for turning coffee into theorems. Toward the end of his life he even partook of amphetamines to keep his mental machinery churning into the wee hours. Such eccentricity in the men who study circles and numbers is only part of the story of mathematicians Erdos and John Nash, the subjects of the new biographies "My Brain Is Open," "The Man Who Loved Only Numbers" and "A Beautiful Mind." But for many, the eccentricity may be the most intriguing part. Science writer Bruce Schechter's "My Brain Is Open" is a mathematical biography of Erdos, born in 1913 in Hungary to academic parents. Erdos was cosseted by a mother who had just lost her other two children to scarlet fever and educated by a father who early on taught him about prime numbers and infinite sets. Both influences were life-defining. In later years he related how he independently discovered the notion of negative numbers at the age of 3 but didn't butter his own toast until he was 20.

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Monday, May 31, 2004 2:39 PM PST Home Archives MetaTalk Login ... Etc November 18, 2003 (pronounced Air-Dersh) was the most prolific mathematician of all time. He wrote almost 1500 papers with many others, leading to the creation of the , connecting mathematicians to each other by way of their co-authored papers. Even a horse own language - if a person had "left", they had died, but if they had "died", they had stopped doing mathematics. posted by Orange Goblin at 2:36 AM PST [ trackback ] (24 comments total) He never married, eh? posted by boneybaloney at 3:20 AM PST on November 18 Me and my coworkers have developed an Erd¶s factor One of the legends about Erd¶s is that he refused to butter his own bread, preferring to leave such lowly tasks to his host (or hostess, more likely...) I do tech support in higher education, and we use this anecdote a lot when we come across a defiantly eccentric academic, and rate them relative to Erd¶s in practical incompetence. I recently helped someone who has been word processing for at least ten years (given the software package they insist upon using). This person also who reads and answers their own email. Yet, for some reason, it fell to me, here in 2003, to show them how to navigate the World Wide Web, apparently for the first time. They were absolutely terrified of the pop ups that sprouted around the official site for their favorite sports team, and rather disappointed that the site for their favorite newspaper didn't mimic the front page exactly.

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State sicuri, Paul Erdos e' un grande matematico! Pensate che faceva matematica 19 ore al giorno tutti i giorni fino alla morte, giunta nel 1996 ad 83 anni! Le dava la priorita' su tutto, perfino sulla salute! Se volete saperne di piu' bastera' aprire il link Biografie e scegliete quella di Paul Erdos!

64. The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story Of Paul Erdos & The Search For Mathema The Man Who Loved Only Numbers The Story of paul erdos the Search for Mathematical Truth Search for books at mathematicsbooks.org. mathematicsbooks.org. http://mathematicsbooks.org/0786863625.html

Home Search High Volume Orders Links ... Philosophy of Mathematics Additional Subjects Sm Statistics Business Economi Complex Analysis Complex Variable Denver: Mining Camp to Metropolis ... Probability Theory Written by Paul Hoffman Published by Hyperion Press (July 1998) ISBN 0786863625 Price $22.95 Book Description Customer Reviews Paul Hoffman, publisher of Encyclopedia Brittanica, has written a lively biography of Paul Erdos, a brilliant number theorist who spent his long and productive career with no permanent residence. Although Erdos had many oddities, such as the inability to handle some of the most mundane tasks such as taking a shower without pointing the nozzle in the wrong direction and getting water all over the floor, he was a very charming and lovable man, unlike, for example, John Nash throughout much of the latter's life. I think that a more accurate title would have been The Man Who Understood Only Numbers. Certainly he loved children and had no apparent malice towards anyone. I recommend this book to anyone with an interest in people of unusual intelligence. This is not a math book. No knowledge of mathematics whatsoever is necessary for the enjoyment of this book and the appreciation of its subject. Look for related books on other categories Mathematicians And Their Works Erdos, Paul,

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Home Search High Volume Orders Links ... Philosophy of Mathematics Additional Subjects Sm Statistics Business Economi Complex Analysis Complex Variable Denver: Mining Camp to Metropolis ... Probability Theory Written by Paul Hoffman ISBN 0786884061 Price $14.00 Book Description Customer Reviews Paul Hoffman, publisher of Encyclopedia Brittanica, has written a lively biography of Paul Erdos, a brilliant number theorist who spent his long and productive career with no permanent residence. Although Erdos had many oddities, such as the inability to handle some of the most mundane tasks such as taking a shower without pointing the nozzle in the wrong direction and getting water all over the floor, he was a very charming and lovable man, unlike, for example, John Nash throughout much of the latter's life. I think that a more accurate title would have been The Man Who Understood Only Numbers. Certainly he loved children and had no apparent malice towards anyone. I recommend this book to anyone with an interest in people of unusual intelligence. This is not a math book. No knowledge of mathematics whatsoever is necessary for the enjoyment of this book and the appreciation of its subject. Look for related books on other categories Biography/Autobiography General Scientists - General Other related products Still didn't find what you want?

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67. Paul Erdos, A Math Wayfarer At Field's Pinnacle, Dies At 83 paul erdos, a Math Wayfarer At Field s Pinnacle, Dies at 83. By GINA KOLATA. Never, mathematicians say, has there been an individual like paul erdos. http://www.cs.newcastle.edu.au/~rino/Paul Erdos, a Math Wayfarer at Field's Pinn

September 24, 1996 Paul Erdos, a Math Wayfarer At Field's Pinnacle, Dies at 83 By GINA KOLATA r. Paul Erdos, a legendary mathematician who was so devoted to his subject that he lived as a mathematical pilgrim with no home and no job, died Friday in Warsaw, Poland. He was 83. The cause of death was a heart attack, according to an E-mail message sent out this weekend by Dr. Miki Simonovits, a mathematician at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, who was a close friend. Erdos (pronounced AIR-dosh) was attending a mathematics meeting in Warsaw when he died, Simonovits reported. The news, only now reaching the world's mathematicians, has come as a blow. Dr. Ronald L. Graham, the director of the information sciences research center at AT&T Laboratories, said, "I'm getting E-mail messages from around the world, saying, 'Tell me it isn't so.' " Never, mathematicians say, has there been an individual like Paul Erdos. He was one of the century's greatest mathematicians, who posed and solved thorny problems in number theory and other areas and founded the field of discrete mathematics, which is the foundation of computer science. He was also one of the most prolific mathematicians in history, with more than 1,500 papers to his name. And, his friends say, he was also one of the most unusual. Erdos, "is on the short list for our century," said Dr. Joel H. Spencer, a mathematician at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.

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72. Paul Erdos' Generosity The Generosity of paul erdos . Game Theory The Generosity of paul erdos is legendary. This quote was taken from paul Hoffman s 1998 http://www.noogenesis.com/administrative/erdos.html

The Generosity of Paul Erdos' Game Theory The Generosity of Paul Erdos' is legendary. This quote was taken from Paul Hoffman's 1998 book entitled: "The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: the story of Paul Erdos and the search for mathematical truth," NY:Hyperion, pg.10. In the late 1980s Erdos heard of a promising high school student named Glen Whitney who wanted to study mathematics at Harvard but was a little short of the tuition. Erdos arranged to see him and, convinced of the young man's talent, lent him $1000. He asked Whitney to pay him back only when it would not cause financial strain. A decade later Graham heard from Whitney, who as last had the money to repay Erdos. "Did Erdos expect me to pay interest?" Whitney wondered. "What should I do?" he asked Graham. Graham talked to Erdos. "Tell him," Erdos said, "to do with the thousand dollars what I did." Last updated 23 April 1999 1999 by Duen Hsi Yen E-mail: yen@noogenesis.com Return to the wordmap about wordmap

73. ERDOS NUMBERS paul Erdös (19131996) was a phenomenally prolific mathematician, who combined extraordinary talent with near-total devotion to mathematical research. http://www.usna.edu/Users/math/meh/erdos.html

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74. Workshop On Paul Erdos And His Mathematics Workshop on paul erdos and his Mathematics. July 4 11, 1999 Budapest, Hungary. Principal Organizers VT Sos, Chair, Mathematical http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/Workshops/ErdosMath/

Workshop on Paul Erdos and his Mathematics July 4 - 11, 1999 Budapest, Hungary Principal Organizers: V.T. Sos, Chair, Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences A. Sali, Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences L. Babai, University of Chicago B. Bollobas, Trinity College, Cambridge; University of Memphis A. Hajnal, Rutgers University G.O.H. Katona, Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences M. Laczkovich, Eotvos University, Budapest L. Lovasz, Yale University, Eotvos University P. Revesz, Technische Universitat Wien; Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences A Sarkozy, Eotvos University M. Simonovits, Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences J. Szabados, Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Conference email: erdos99@math-inst.hu Co-sponsored by DIMACS, The Hungarian Academy of Sciences, The Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Janos Bolyai Mathematical Society . Erdos and his Mathematics conference website Program Important Reimbursement Information Attendees who have been offered support should keep two rules in mind. Reimbursement for air travel can only be made for travel on

75. Paul Erdos Up . paul Erdös. Life Magazine. paul Erdös was born in Budapest on March 26, 1913, the son of two high school math teachers. http://erdos.math.swt.edu/about/paul_erdos.htm

Up " A mathematical genius of the first order, Paul Erdös was totally obsessed with his subjecthe 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, artall that is usually indispensable to a human life." Oliver Sacks "P Life Magazine P Photo by Xingde Jia, 1993, California More Photos: all these photos were taken in 1993.

76. Paul Erdos's Obituary paul erdos, a Math Wayfarer at Field s Pinnacle, Dies at 83. by GINA KOLATA Never, mathematicians say, has there been an individual like paul erdos. http://math.cofc.edu/faculty/kunkle/erdos.html

Paul Erdos, a Math Wayfarer at Field's Pinnacle, Dies at 83 by GINA KOLATA New York Times - September 24, 1996 Dr. Paul Erdos, a legendary mathematician who was so devoted to his subject that he lived as a mathematical pilgrim with no home and no job, died Friday in Warsaw, Poland. He was 83. The cause of death was a heart attack, according to an e-mail message sent out this weekend by Dr. Miki Simonovits, a mathematician at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, who was a close friend. Erdos (pronounced AIR-dosh) was attending a mathematics meeting in Warsaw when he died, Simonovits reported. Never, mathematicians say, has there been an individual like Paul Erdos. He was one of the century's greatest mathematicians, who posed and solved thorny problems in number theory and other areas and founded the field of discrete mathematics, which is the foundation of computer science. He was also one of the most prolific mathematicians in history, with more than 1,500 papers to his name. And, his friends say, he was also one of the most unusual. Erdos, "is on the short list for our century," said Dr. Joel H. Spencer, a mathematician at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.

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78. Reminiscences Of Paul Erdos Reminiscences of paul erdos. Article from The Mathmatical Association of America by Melvin Henriksen. Visit this link. Spacetransportation http://www.spacetransportation.org/Detailed/71463.html

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