Paul Erdos
Paul Erdos
Paul Erdőswas a Hungarian mathematician. He was one of the most prolific mathematicians of the 20th century. He was known both for his social practice of mathematicsand for his eccentric lifestyle. Erdős pursued problems in combinatorics, graph theory, number theory, mathematical analysis, approximation theory, set theory, and probability theory...
NationalityHungarian
ProfessionMathematician
Date of Birth26 March 1913
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I hope we'll be able to solve these problems before we leave.
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It will be another million years, at least, before we understand the primes.
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Why are numbers beautiful? It’s like asking why is Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony beautiful. If you don’t see why, someone can’t tell you. I know numbers are beautiful. If they aren’t beautiful, nothing is.
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God may not play dice with the universe, but something strange is going on with the prime numbers.
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I know numbers are beautiful. If they aren't beautiful, nothing is.
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Property is a nuisance.
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There'll be plenty of time to rest in the grave.
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Finally I am becoming stupider no more.
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Television is something the Russians invented to destroy American education.
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Every human activity, good or bad, except mathematics, must come to an end.
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Here I am: My brain is open.
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Another roof, another proof.
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Some French socialist said that private property was theft ... I say that private property is a nuisance.
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God has the Big Book, the beautiful proofs of mathematical theorems are listed here.