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Bruce Schechter 出版社: Simon & Schuster 副标题: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdos 出版年: 2000-02-28 页数: 236 定价: USD 14.00 装帧: Paperback ISBN: 9780684859804
Paul Erdõs, one of the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century, and certainly the most eccentric, was internationally recognized as a prodigy by age seventeen. Hungarian-born Erdõs believed that the meaning of life was to prove and conjecture. His work in the United States and all over the world has earned him the titles of the century's leading number theorist and the...
Paul Erdõs, one of the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century, and certainly the most eccentric, was internationally recognized as a prodigy by age seventeen. Hungarian-born Erdõs believed that the meaning of life was to prove and conjecture. His work in the United States and all over the world has earned him the titles of the century's leading number theorist and the most prolific mathematician who ever lived. Erdõs's important work has proved pivotal to the development of computer science, and his unique personality makes him an unforgettable character in the world of mathematics. Incapable of the smallest of household tasks and having no permanent home or job, he was sustained by the generosity of colleagues and by his own belief in the beauty of numbers. Witty and filled with the sort of mathematical puzzles that intrigued Erdõs and continue to fascinate mathematicians today, My Brain Is Open is the story of this strange genius and a journey in his footsteps through the world of mathematics, where universal truths await discovery like hidden treasures and where brilliant proofs are poetry.
爱多士非常了解高斯的消极例子。高斯只发表他自以为是完美的杰作，高斯说：“不完善的解答不能使我愉快，而不能使我愉快的工作对我来说就是痛苦。”高斯甚至引用果树的比喻，这棵果树果实不多，但每只果子都硕大肥美；他还喜欢引用座右铭“Pauca sed matura”（少而精），以及梅森（Paul Masson）的自诩：“不到时候不卖酒。”在高斯去世多年后发现的笔记本上随意摘录的一些东西，如果发表出来，或许都会将数学推进几十年。更令人恼怒和具有破坏性的是高斯的这种习惯：当有数学家告诉他新结果时，他会说他几十年前就得到了同样的结果，赞扬他们就等于赞扬自己，而他高斯，作为一个谦逊的人，是不会这么做的。 (查看原文)
1. Paul Erdős(1913年3月26日~1996年9月20日)毫无疑问是二十世纪最富有争议，同时也是最具传奇色彩的数学家之一。一般而言，像Paul这样的具有话题性的人物人物传记总是不止一本。Bruce Schechter这本《My brain is open》（《我的大脑敞开了》）无疑是最为杰出的一本，其中...
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0 有用 木少眠 2016-05-30 13:38:45
有如此的天才，又如此真挚
2 有用 wheator 2008-10-22 12:57:22
大萌推荐的，此人还是很顽童的，而且脑子极其聪明，很有数学想法
0 有用 木少眠 2016-05-30 13:38:45
有如此的天才，又如此真挚
2 有用 wheator 2008-10-22 12:57:22
大萌推荐的，此人还是很顽童的，而且脑子极其聪明，很有数学想法