the man who loved only numbers

He lives in Woodstock, NY. He is the champ of the main National Magazine Award for Feature Writing, and his work has shown up in the New Yorker, Time, and Atlantic Monthly. Paul Erdös was one of the most prolific and eccentric mathematician of our time, a man who possessed unimaginable powers of thought yet was unable to manage some of the simplest daily tasks. It is only in the case of "romantic" love that Erdös loved only numbers.By the way, Hoffman does indeed go into Erdös's sex life in a completely tasteful and PG-13 sort of way. The man who accepts himself as he is; the man with equanamity, empathy for others, and compassion. The Man Who Loved Only Numbers Reviewed by Paul Halmos The Man Who Loved Only Numbers Paul Hoffman Hyperion Books, 1998 289 pages Hardcover $22.95 ISBN 0-786-86362-5 This book is about Paul Erdo˝s (who lived from March 26, 1913 to September 30, 1996). *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Man who Loved Only Numbers is ostensibly a biography of a Hungarian man named Paul Erdős, one of the most brilliant and prolific mathematicians of the 20th century: a man who contributed to more mathematics publications than anyone else ever (over fifteen hundred) but never buttered his own toast until the age of twenty-one ("I tried. The Man Who Loved Only Numbers is a biography of the famous mathematician Paul Erdős written by Paul Hoffman.The book was first published on July 15, 1998, by Hyperion Books as a hardcover edition. The Man Who Loved Only Numbers. He is the winner of the first National Magazine Award for Feature Writing, and his work has appeared in the New Yorker, Time, and Atlantic Monthly. Paul Hoffman was president of Encyclopedia Britannica and editor-in-chief of Discover, and is the author of The Man Who Loved Only Numbers and The Wings of Madness. He lives in Woodstock, NY. A biography of the Hungarian pure mathematical genius, Paul Erdos, born in 1913 in Budapest. Paul Erdös was the most prolific mathematician of the twentieth century. Observer "The Man Who Loved Only Numbers is one of the most accessible and engaging introductions to the world of pure mathematics you are ever likely to come across." In fact, the title is somewhat ironic since Erdös was very much a people person, a man who loved and was loved by others. Paul Hoffman won the 1999 Aventis Prize for Science Books for The Man Who Loved Only Numbers, his biography of the mathematician Paul Erdös. Erdös loved the dinosaur story and repeated it again and again in his mathematical talks. He was a man who dearly loved his mother and children but practiced a deep and abiding celibacy all his life. He forsook all creature comforts—including a home, a mate, and a family—to pursue his lifelong study of numbers. Man Who Loved Only Numbers :ERDOS [Hoffman, Paul] on Amazon.com. A paperback edition appeared in 1999. Later, the right answer occurred to me: `You know, I don't remember, because an old man only remembers the very early years, and the dinosaurs were born yesterday, only a hundred million years ago.'" Paul Erdös was one of the most prolific and eccentric mathematician of our time, a man who possessed unimaginable powers of thought yet was unable to manage some of the simplest daily tasks. Paul Hoffman was president of Encyclopedia Britannica and editor-in-chief of Discover, and is the author of The Man Who Loved Only Numbers and The Wings of Madness.He is the winner of the first National Magazine Award for Feature Writing, and his work has appeared in the New Yorker, Time, and Atlantic Monthly.He lives in Woodstock, NY. The Man Who Loved Only Numbers is essentially a non-linear biography of Paul Erdos, with a smattering of anecdotes from his close friends and repeat collaborators, with relevant mathematical theorems and intriguingly simple proofs scattered The Man Who Loved Only Numbers The Story of Paul Erdös and the Search for Mathematical Truth. Paul Hoffman was the leader of Encyclopedia Britannica and editorial manager in-head of Discover and is the creator of The Man Who Loved Only Numbers and The Wings of Madness.