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N is a Number A Portrait of Paul Erds Poster

N is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdős

Movie
1993
57m
English
Documentary
In an age when genius is a mere commodity, it is useful to look at a person who led a rich life without the traditional trappings of success. A man with no home and no job, Paul Erdös was the most prolific mathematician who ever lived. Born in Hungary in 1913, Erdös wrote and co-authored over 1,500 papers and pioneered several fields in theoretical mathematics. At the age of 83 he still spent most of his time on the road, going from math meeting to math meeting, continually working on problems. He died on September 20, 1996 while attending such a meeting in Warsaw, Poland.
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Directed By: George Paul Csicsery

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dolivaw says...
8 years ago
Interesting documentary about Erdös. Nothing fancy, just the standard biopic with talking heads and some narration. I would've liked it better if it went deeper into the mathematical concepts he worked on, though.
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