书目

THE MAN WHO LOVED ONLY NUMBERS:THE STORY OF PAUL ERDOS AND THE SEARCH FOR MATHEMATICAL TRUTH

  • 作者 Paul Hoffman
  • 出版社 Hyperion
  • 出版时间 1999年5月
  • ISBN 9780786884063
  • 定价 134.40

内容简介

BasedonaNationalMagazineAward-winningarticle,thismasterfulbiographyofHungarian-bornPaulErdosisbothavividportraitofaneccentricgeniusandalayman'sguidetosomeofthiscentury'smoststartlingmathematicaldiscoveries.

作者简介

Partofthefuninwriting,DonnaFletcheradmits,isdoingtheresearch.Butitiswithhercharactersthatshehasthemostfun.Shelovesgivinglifetofreshcharactersandfeelstheirexcitementastheyfacethepleasuresandpitfallsoffallinginlove.Donna'sownadventureshavetakenhertoEngland,Ireland,andScotland.Shehaswalkedthefieldswherebattleswerefoughtcenturiesago,touredhauntedcastles,stoodwherebeheadingswerecommonplace,exploredthemysticmoundsoflongago,andcollectedaplethoraofmemoriesandresearchthatwilllivelonginherheartandmind.Shealsolovesexploringandphotographingoldabandonedhomes,andsheoftentakeslongwalksinthewoodswithcamerainhand.Shefeelsherlifeisrichandfull,havingthreeterrificsons,twofantasticdaughters-in-law,anendlesssupplyoffriends,alovingdog,andacrazy,black,one-eyedcatnamedBear.

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