The boy who loved math : the improbably life of Paul Erdos

Titre
The boy who loved math : the improbably life of Paul Erdos

Deborah, Heiligman

Sommaire
Growing up in Hungary during WWI, Erdos tried school but chafed at the rules and convinced his mother that he should study at home. He was fascinated by numbers from an early age, and by the time he was 20, he was known as The Magician from Budapest. Unable to do common tasks such as cooking, laundry, or driving, he spent his adult life flying around the world, staying with other mathematicians, and working collaboratively on challenging math problems.

Date de publication comme intervalle
2013

Description matérielle
37 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm

Vedette-matière - nom de personne
Erdős, Paul, 1913-1996

Terme de vedette-matière
Mathematicians -- Hungary -- Biography

Genre
Picture books for children.

Vedette secondaire auteur
Pham, LeUyen,

Résumé
Growing up in Hungary during WWI, Erdos tried school but chafed at the rules and convinced his mother that he should study at home. He was fascinated by numbers from an early age, and by the time he was 20, he was known as The Magician from Budapest. Unable to do common tasks such as cooking, laundry, or driving, he spent his adult life flying around the world, staying with other mathematicians, and working collaboratively on challenging math problems.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9781596433076

Informations de publication
New York : Roaring Brook Press, [2013]
 
©2013


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