N Is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdös (1993)
The story of a wandering mathematician obsessed with unsolved problems.
57 min
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.
- Data de estreia
- 13 de maio de 1993
- País de origem
- Estados Unidos
- Música
- Mark Adler
Trailer
Elenco
- Paul Erdös como Self
- Ronald Graham como Self
- Joel Spencer como Self
- J.W.S. Cassels como Self
- Marta Sved como Self
- Tibor Gallai como Self
- Béla Bollobas como Self
- Fan Chung como Self
- Melvyn Nathanson como Self
- Laszlo Lovasz como Self
Equipe
- George Paul Csicsery · Diretor(a)
- George Paul Csicsery · Produtor(a)
- Mark Adler · Compositor(a)
- John Knoop · Diretor(a) de fotografia
- George Paul Csicsery · Editor(a)