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The boy who loved math : the improbable life of Paul Erdős
- Title
- The boy who loved math : the improbable life of Paul Erdős / by Deborah Heiligman ; pictures by LeUyen Pham.
- Author
- Heiligman, Deborah
- Publication
- New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2013.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 14-35 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Pham, LeUyen
- Description
- 37 pages : color illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- Growing up in Hungary during WWI, Erdos tried school but chafed at the rules and convinced his mother that he should study at home. He was fascinated by numbers from an early age, and by the time he was 20, he was known as The Magician from Budapest. Unable to do common tasks such as cooking, laundry, or driving, he spent his adult life flying around the world, staying with other mathematicians, and working collaboratively on challenging math problems.
- Alternative Title
- Improbable life of Paul Erdös
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Picture books for children.
- Audience (note)
- 3-8
- Call Number
- JFF 14-35
- ISBN
- 9781596433076 (hardback)
- 1596433078 (hardback)
- LCCN
- 2012029744
- OCLC
- 809365646
- Author
- Heiligman, Deborah, author.
- Title
- The boy who loved math : the improbable life of Paul Erdős / by Deborah Heiligman ; pictures by LeUyen Pham.
- Publisher
- New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2013.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Audience
- 3-8
- Added Author
- Pham, LeUyen, illustrator.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 14-35