My Brain is Open: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdos

Traces the eccentric life of legendary mathematician Paul Erdos, a wandering genius who fled his native Hungary during the Holocaust and helped devise the mathetical basis of computer science, and the fascinating world of math in which he moved. 30,000 first printing.

Advance Praise for My Brain is Open "With affection, insight, and humor, Bruce Schechter invites us into the wacky world of mathematical genius Paul Erds-one of the strangest characters to inhabit the world of science. Schechter does an admirably agile job of interweaving real mathematics with the far side of human nature, juxtaposing tall tales and theorems, proofs and one-liners-showing us where math meets mortals. This book is proof that laughter and enlightment go hand in hand." --K.C. Cole, author of The Universe and the Teacup: The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty.

"Few mortals have led such an eccentric and intellectually productive existence as Paul Erds. Lucidly and sympathetically, Bruce Schechter brings alive both the otherworldly brilliance of the world of mathematics, and the humanity and passion of the peop le-one wants to call them artists-who spend their lives there." --Dennis Overbye, author of Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos: The Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe

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"Bruce Schechter's very readable book conveys the unique flavor of the world of superconductivity without sacrificing accuracy. It is by far the best popular book on this subject." --Philip W. Anderson, Nobel Prize-winner in Physics, 1977