Essays Tagged: "Erdos"

Essay on the life of Paul Erdos

Paul Erdos(air-DISH)Paul Erdos was born in Budapest, Hungary on March 26, 1913. His two sisters died righ ... in his head and at age 4 he learned about negative numbers- he told his mother that 100-250= -150. Erdos was very eccentric- he never had a checkbook, a credit card; he never learned how to drive, an ... ife. There were many restrictions on Jewish people entering universities in Hungary, but the Jewish Erdos won a national examination and so was allowed to enter in 1930. He got his doctorate in 1934, ...

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Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics