My Brain Is Open

副标题: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdos

ISBN: 9780684859804

出版社: Simon & Schuster

出版年: 2000-02-28

页数: 236

定价: USD 14.00

装帧: Paperback

内容简介

Paul Erd?s, one of the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century, and certainly the most eccentric, was internationally recognized as a prodigy by age seventeen. Hungarian-born Erd?s believed that the meaning of life was to prove and conjecture. 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. Erd?s'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. 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 Erd?s 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.

作者简介

布鲁斯?谢克特（Bruce Schechter），美国麻省理工学院物理学博士。曾任《今日物理学》杂志编辑，《发现》杂志撰稿人。

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