Bruce Schechter

My Brain Is Open

The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdos

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For decades, mathematicians the world over would open their doors to find Paul Erdos--homeless and relying on others while he explored the realm of mathematics. Schechter recounts the fascinating story of this brilliant, unusual man who developed, with pencil and paper, the mathematics behind computer science. photo insert.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Touchstone
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 339g
• ISBN-13: 9780684859804
• ISBN-10: 0684859807
• Artikelnr.: 21074134

Autorenporträt

Bruce Schechter holds a Ph.D. in physics from M.I.T. and is a former editor at Physics Today and a former staff writer at Discover. He is the author of The Path of No Resistance, a book about superconductivity.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
1. Traveling
2. Proof
3. Contact
4. The Happy End Problem
5. Erdõs and the Fate of Western Civilization
6. Paradise Lost
7. The Joy of Sets
8. The Primes of Dr. Paul Erdõs
9. Sam and Joe and Uncle Paul
10. Six Degrees of Collaboration
Note on Sources
Bibliography
Index