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数字情种

The Man Who Loved Only Numbers

Paul Hoffman · 初版 1998 年

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为什么值得读

  • 真实展现职业数学家的工作方式与证明探索
  • 传主性格极其怪诞独特,故事趣味性十足
  • 数学门槛友好,非专业读者也能乐在其中

“Paul Erdos 作为我们时代最多产且最古怪的数学家,放弃了一切物质享受——甚至包括一个安稳的家,以追寻他毕生对数字的研究。他拥有难以想象的思维能力,却无法料理一些最简单的日常生活事务。”“六十多年来,Erdos 仅靠两只破旧的行李箱生活,以狂热的步伐穿梭于四大洲,追寻数学难题与青年才俊。Erdos 将数学视为对永恒之美和终极真理的探求。哪怕生活被某些”

Hacker News 上怎么说

  • 如果是现代通俗数学书,我会推荐保罗·霍夫曼写的《爱上数的人》(The Man Who Loved Only Numbers),讲的是保罗·埃尔德什(Paul Erdős)的一生。这本书能让你很好地了解职业数学家的日常,还带到了一点数学证明。经典读物则是波利亚的《怎样解题》(How To Solve It)。虽然年代有点久远,但是……

    For a modern popular math book I would recommend The Man Who Loved Only Numbers (by Paul Hoffman) about the life Paul Erdős. Is a great intro to the life of a working mathematician and a bit about proof. The classic text is How To Solve It (by Georg Pólya). A bit antiquated but…

  • ……有两本虽然干货(也就是硬核数学)不多,但总能唤起我内心那个想成为数学家的小孩本性:(1) 罗伯特·卡尼格尔写拉马努金的《知无涯者》(The Man Who Knew Infinity),以及 (2) 保罗·霍夫曼写保罗·埃尔德什的《爱上数的人》(The Man Who Loved Only Numbers)。

    …two that, while light on content (i.e. math), never fail to stimulate the childlike nature of my inner aspiring mathematician: (1) The Man Who Knew Infinity by Robert Kanigel, on Ramanujan and (2) The Man Who Loved Only Numbers by Paul Hoffman, on Paul Erdos.

  • 如果你不了解保罗·埃尔德什(Paul Erdős),而且有兴趣多了解一些,我强烈推荐保罗·霍夫曼写的传记《爱上数的人》(The Man Who Loved Only Numbers)。他是个性格非常古怪奇特的人,他的故事读起来特别过瘾(哪怕对不搞数学的人来说也是)。

    For those of you unfamiliar with Paul Erdős and who are interested in learning more, I highly recommend the biography "The Man Who Loved Only Numbers", by Paul Hoffman. He was such a quirky and unique character that his story makes a great read (even for non-mathematicians).

  • 《爱上数的人》(The Man Who Loved Only Numbers):http://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Loved-Only-Numbers/dp/07868840... 一部深刻触动人心的作品,审视了数学家保罗·埃尔德什(Paul Erdős)以及他关于“天书”(The Book)的概念——“一本虚构的书,上帝在上面写下了……

    "The Man Who Loved Only Numbers": http://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Loved-Only-Numbers/dp/07868840... A poignant examination of the mathematician Paul Erdős, and his notion of The Book, "an imaginary book in which God had written down…

  • ……5. 《天才之旅:数学伟大定理》(William Dunham, 1991) 6. 《黎曼 Zeta 函数》(H. M. Edwards, 1971) 7. 《伽马:探索欧拉常数》(Julian Havil, 2009) 8. 《爱上数的人》(Paul Hoffman, 1999) 9. 《黎曼 Zeta 函数:理论与应用》(Alexander Ivic, 2004) 10. 《e的故事:一个常数的传奇》(Eli Maor, 2009) 11. 《虚数的故事:√-1 的传奇》(Paul J. Nahin;……

    …5. Journey through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics (William Dunham, 1991) 6. Riemann’s Zeta Function (H. M. Edwards, 1971) 7. Gamma: Exploring Euler’s Constant (Julian Havil, 2009) 8. The Man Who Loved Only Numbers (Paul Hoffman, 1999) 9. The Riemann Zeta-Function: Theory and Applications. (Alexander Ivic, 2004) 10. e: The Story of a Number (Eli Maor, 2009) 11. An Imaginary Tale: The Story of √-1 (Paul J. Nahin;…

  • 如果有朋友想多了解埃尔德什的个人生活,我推荐这本书:《爱上数的人》(The Man Who Loved Only Numbers)[0]。特别有意思。[0]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/714583.The_Man_Who_Loved...

    For those of you who wish to read more on Erdos personal life I can recommend the book: The Man Who Loved Only Numbers [0]. Highly entertaining. [0]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/714583.The_Man_Who_Loved...

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