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The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for
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The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth Hardcover - 1998

by Hoffman, Paul

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  • Title The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth
  • Author Hoffman, Paul
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Hachette Books, New York
  • Date 1998-07-15
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # U06L-01202
  • ISBN 9780786863624 / 0786863625
  • Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.6 x 5.7 x 1.2 in (21.84 x 14.48 x 3.05 cm)
  • Ages 18 to 17 years
  • Grade levels 13 - 12
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Central Europe
  • Library of Congress subjects Erd+os, Paul, Mathematicians - Hungary
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98014027
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 06/15/1998, Page 1692
  • Kirkus Reviews, 06/01/1998, Page 795
  • Library Journal, 07/01/1998, Page 129
  • New York Times, 09/27/1998, Page 33
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/08/1998, Page 54

About the author

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 is the President and CEO of the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ.