N Is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdös

"The story of a wandering mathematician obsessed with unsolved problems."

May 13 1993 Not Rated 0h 57m
Biography, 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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N Is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdos is a 1993 biographical documentary about the life of mathematician Paul Erdos, directed by George Paul Csicsery.

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Directed by

George Paul Csicsery

Cast

Paul Erdös, Ronald Graham, Joel Spencer

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United States of America

Languages

English

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