Most people think of mathematicians as solitary, working away in
isolation. And, it's true, many of them do. But Paul Erdos never
followed the usual path. At the age of four, he could ask you when you
were born and then calculate the number of seconds you had been alive in
his head. But he didn't learn to butter his own bread until he turned
twenty. Instead, he traveled around the world, from one mathematician to
the next, collaborating on an astonishing number of publications. With a
simple, lyrical text and richly layered illustrations, this is a
beautiful introduction to the world of math and a fascinating look at
the unique character traits that made Uncle Paul a great man.
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