The boy who loved math : the improbably life of Paul Erdos
Record details
- ISBN: 9781596433076
- ISBN: 1596433078
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Physical Description:
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37 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm - Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, [2013]
- Copyright: ©2013
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General Note: | CatMonthString:november.14 |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographic references. |
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Subject: | Erdős, Paul -- 1913-1996 Mathematicians -- Hungary -- Biography Mathematicians -- Hungary -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Curriculum Lab. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Castlegar Public Library | J 510.92 ERD (Text) | 35146001840529 | Junior Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
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.