The Man Who Loved Only Numbers
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The Man Who Loved Only Numbers

by Paul Hoffman

1998•Biography•309 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeRealistic and fresh: an unhurried biography, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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"Paul Erdos, the most prolific and eccentric mathematician of our time, forsook all creature comforts - including a hometo pursue his lifelong study of numbers. He was a man who possessed unimaginable powers of thought yet was unable to manage some of the simplest daily tasks." "For more than six decades, Erdos lived out of two tattered suitcases, crisscrossing four continents at a frenzied pace, chasing...

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SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryEmpowerment/personal growthUnlikely connections

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MathematiciansBiographyWiskundigenBiographiesBiographieBiografieMathematicians, biographyHungary, biography

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Author
Paul Hoffman
Published
1998
Pages
309
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