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The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos

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Most people bring to mind mathematicians as solitary, working away in isolation. And, it’s true, many of them do. But Paul Erdos never followed the standard path. At the age of four, he could ask you while you were born and then calculate the choice of seconds you had been alive in his head. But he didn’t discover ways to butter his own bread until he turned twenty. As an alternative, he traveled world wide, from one mathematician to the next, collaborating on an astonishing choice of publications. With a simple, lyrical text and richly layered illustrations, it is a beautiful introduction to the world of math and a captivating take a look at the unique character traits that made “Uncle Paul” a great man.
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