Paul Erdős (English Wikipedia)

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Babai, László; Spencer, Joel. "Paul Erdős (1913–1996)" (PDF). Notices of the American Mathematical Society. 45 (1). American Mathematical Society.
Baas, Nils A.; Skau, Christian F. (2008). "The lord of the numbers, Atle Selberg. On his life and mathematics" (PDF). Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 45 (4): 617–649. doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-08-01223-8.
"mathscinet/collaborationDistance". ams.org. Retrieved 2 December 2017.

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De Castro, Rodrigo; Grossman, Jerrold W. (1999). "Famous trails to Paul Erdős" (PDF). The Mathematical Intelligencer. 21 (3): 51–63. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.33.6972. doi:10.1007/BF03025416. MR 1709679. S2CID 120046886. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Original Spanish version in Rev. Acad. Colombiana Cienc. Exact. Fís. Natur. 23 (89) 563–582, 1999, MR1744115.

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Erdős, Paul (1995). "Child Prodigies" (PDF). Mathematics Competitions. 8 (1): 7–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.

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Hoffman 1998, p. 66 Hoffman, Paul (1998). The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdős and the Search for Mathematical Truth. London: Fourth Estate Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85702-811-9.
Bruno 2003, p. 120 Bruno, Leonard C. (2003) [1999]. Math and mathematicians : the history of math discoveries around the world. Baker, Lawrence W. Detroit, Mich.: U X L. ISBN 978-0787638139. OCLC 41497065.
Bruno 2003, p. 121 Bruno, Leonard C. (2003) [1999]. Math and mathematicians : the history of math discoveries around the world. Baker, Lawrence W. Detroit, Mich.: U X L. ISBN 978-0787638139. OCLC 41497065.
Bruno 2003, p. 122 Bruno, Leonard C. (2003) [1999]. Math and mathematicians : the history of math discoveries around the world. Baker, Lawrence W. Detroit, Mich.: U X L. ISBN 978-0787638139. OCLC 41497065.
Hoffman 1998, p. 3. Hoffman, Paul (1998). The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdős and the Search for Mathematical Truth. London: Fourth Estate Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85702-811-9.
Hoffman 1998, p. 42. Hoffman, Paul (1998). The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdős and the Search for Mathematical Truth. London: Fourth Estate Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85702-811-9.
Schechter 1998, pp. 155. Schechter, Bruce (1998). My Brain is Open: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdős. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-684-84635-4.
Schechter 1998, pp. 70–71. Schechter, Bruce (1998). My Brain is Open: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdős. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-684-84635-4.
Schechter 1998, pp. 41. Schechter, Bruce (1998). My Brain is Open: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdős. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-684-84635-4.

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"Erdős Pál sírja - grave 17A-6-29". agt.bme.hu. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.

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Chern, Shiing-Shen; Hirzebruch, Friedrich (2000). Wolf Prize in Mathematics. World Scientific. p. 294. ISBN 978-981-02-3945-9.

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Hoffman, Paul (8 July 2013). "Paul Erdős". "Encyclopædia Britannica.
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Gowers, Timothy (2000). "The Two Cultures of Mathematics" (PDF). In Arnold, V. I.; Atiyah, Michael; Lax, Peter D.; Mazur, Barry (eds.). Mathematics: Frontiers and Perspectives. American Mathematical Society. ISBN 978-0821826973.

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Baker, A.; Bollobas, B. (1999). "Paul Erdős 26 March 1913 – 20 September 1996: Elected For.Mem.R.S. 1989". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 45: 147–164. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1999.0011.
Baker, A.; Bollobás, B. (1999). "Paul Erdõs. 26 March 1913 — 20 September 1996". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 45. The Royal Society: 147–164. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1999.0011. ISSN 0080-4606. S2CID 123517792.
Baas, Nils A.; Skau, Christian F. (2008). "The lord of the numbers, Atle Selberg. On his life and mathematics" (PDF). Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 45 (4): 617–649. doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-08-01223-8.
Seife, Charles (5 April 2002). "Erdös's Hard-to-Win Prizes Still Draw Bounty Hunters". Science. 296 (5565): 39–40. doi:10.1126/science.296.5565.39. PMID 11935003. S2CID 34952867.
Kurtz, Stuart A.; Simon, Janos (2007). "The Undecidability of the Generalized Collatz Problem". In Cai, Jin-Yi; Cooper, S. Barry; Zhu, Hong (eds.). Theory and Applications of Models of Computation. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 4484. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. pp. 542–553. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-72504-6_49. ISBN 978-3-540-72504-6.
De Castro, Rodrigo; Grossman, Jerrold W. (1999). "Famous trails to Paul Erdős" (PDF). The Mathematical Intelligencer. 21 (3): 51–63. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.33.6972. doi:10.1007/BF03025416. MR 1709679. S2CID 120046886. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Original Spanish version in Rev. Acad. Colombiana Cienc. Exact. Fís. Natur. 23 (89) 563–582, 1999, MR1744115.
Goffman, Casper (1969). "And what is your Erdős number?". American Mathematical Monthly. 76 (7): 791. doi:10.2307/2317868. JSTOR 2317868.

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"Math genius left unclaimed sum". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

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"Erdős Problems". Erdős Problems. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

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"Erdös Numbers in Finance".

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"Erdos biography". Gap-system.org. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2010.

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"The Extended Erdös Number Project". harveycohen.net. Retrieved 2 December 2017.

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Mulcahy, Colm (26 March 2013). "Centenary of Mathematician Paul Erdős – Source of Bacon Number Concept". Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 April 2013. In his own words, "I'm not qualified to say whether or not God exists. I kind of doubt He does. Nevertheless, I'm always saying that the SF has this transfinite Book that contains the best proofs of all mathematical theorems, proofs that are elegant and perfect...You don't have to believe in God, but you should believe in the Book.".

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Csicsery, George Paul, N Is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdös (Documentary, Biography), retrieved 4 May 2022

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Goffman, Casper (1969). "And what is your Erdős number?". American Mathematical Monthly. 76 (7): 791. doi:10.2307/2317868. JSTOR 2317868.

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Erdős, Paul (4 June 1996). "Dear President Downey" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2014. With a heavy heart I feel that I have to sever my connections with the University of Waterloo, including resigning my honorary degree which I received from the University in 1981 (which caused me great pleasure). I was very upset by the treatment of Professor Adrian Bondy. I do not maintain that Professor Bondy was innocent, but in view of his accomplishments and distinguished services to the University I feel that 'justice should be tempered with mercy.'

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"P. Erdös (1913 - 1996)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020.

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Bollobás 1996, pp. 4. Bollobás, Béla (December 1996). "A Life of Mathematics – Paul Erdos, 1913-1996" (PDF). Focus. 16 (6). Washington, D.C.: Mathematical Association of America: 4. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
Henriksen, Melvin. "Reminiscences of Paul Erdös (1913–1996)". Mathematical Association of America. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
Bollobás 1996, pp. 6. Bollobás, Béla (December 1996). "A Life of Mathematics – Paul Erdos, 1913-1996" (PDF). Focus. 16 (6). Washington, D.C.: Mathematical Association of America: 4. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

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KEVIN HARTNETT (5 June 2017). "Cash for Math: The Erdős Prizes Live On".

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Seife, Charles (5 April 2002). "Erdös's Hard-to-Win Prizes Still Draw Bounty Hunters". Science. 296 (5565): 39–40. doi:10.1126/science.296.5565.39. PMID 11935003. S2CID 34952867.

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Alexander, James (27 September 1998). "Planning an Infinite Stay". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
Paul, Hoffman. "1. The Story of Paul Erdös and the Search for Mathematical Truth". The Man Who Loved Only Numbers. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

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Kolata, Gina (24 September 1996). "Paul Erdos, 83, a Wayfarer In Math's Vanguard, Is Dead". The New York Times. pp. A1 and B8. Retrieved 29 September 2008.

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Silver, Nate (12 July 2013). "Children's Books Beautiful Minds 'The Boy Who Loved Math' and 'On a Beam of Light'". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

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According to "Facts about Erdös Numbers and the Collaboration Graph"., using the Mathematical Reviews data base, the next highest article count is roughly 823.
Grossman, Jerry. "Publications of Paul Erdös". Retrieved 1 February 2011.
"The Erdős Number Project Data Files". Oakland.edu. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
"Paths to Erdős - The Erdős Number Project- Oakland University". oakland.edu. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
From "trails to Erdos" Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, by DeCastro and Grossman, in The Mathematical Intelligencer, vol. 21, no. 3 (Summer 1999), 51–63: A careful reading of Table 3 shows that although Erdos never wrote jointly with any of the 42 [Fields] medalists (a fact perhaps worthy of further contemplation)... there are many other important international awards for mathematicians. Perhaps the three most renowned...are the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize, the Wolf Prize in Mathematics, and the Leroy P. Steele Prizes. ... Again, one may wonder why KAPLANSKY is the only recipient of any of these prizes who collaborated with Paul Erdös. (After this paper was written, collaborator Lovász received the Wolf prize, making 2 in all).
List of collaborators of Erdős by number of joint papers Archived 2008-08-04 at the Wayback Machine, from the Erdős number project website.
Grossman, Jerry. "Some Famous People with Finite Erdös Numbers". Retrieved 1 February 2011.
De Castro, Rodrigo; Grossman, Jerrold W. (1999). "Famous trails to Paul Erdős" (PDF). The Mathematical Intelligencer. 21 (3): 51–63. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.33.6972. doi:10.1007/BF03025416. MR 1709679. S2CID 120046886. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Original Spanish version in Rev. Acad. Colombiana Cienc. Exact. Fís. Natur. 23 (89) 563–582, 1999, MR1744115.
"Facts about Erdös Numbers and the Collaboration Graph - The Erdös Number Project- Oakland University". OU-Main-Page. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
"Paths to Erdös - The Erdös Number Project- Oakland University". OU-Main-Page. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
Grossman, Jerry. "Items of Interest Related to Erdös Numbers".

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De Castro, Rodrigo; Grossman, Jerrold W. (1999). "Famous trails to Paul Erdős" (PDF). The Mathematical Intelligencer. 21 (3): 51–63. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.33.6972. doi:10.1007/BF03025416. MR 1709679. S2CID 120046886. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Original Spanish version in Rev. Acad. Colombiana Cienc. Exact. Fís. Natur. 23 (89) 563–582, 1999, MR1744115.

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Michael Golomb. "Obituary of Paul Erdös at Purdue". www.math.purdue.edu. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

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"The Sum-Product Problem Shows How Addition and Multiplication Constrain Each Other". Quanta Magazine. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
"Prime Gap Grows After Decades-Long Lull". 10 December 2014./

scihi.org

Sack, Harald (20 September 2018). "What's your Erdös Number? – The bustling Life of Mathematician Paul Erdös | SciHi Blog". Retrieved 10 September 2023.

semanticscholar.org

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Baker, A.; Bollobás, B. (1999). "Paul Erdõs. 26 March 1913 — 20 September 1996". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 45. The Royal Society: 147–164. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1999.0011. ISSN 0080-4606. S2CID 123517792.
Seife, Charles (5 April 2002). "Erdös's Hard-to-Win Prizes Still Draw Bounty Hunters". Science. 296 (5565): 39–40. doi:10.1126/science.296.5565.39. PMID 11935003. S2CID 34952867.
De Castro, Rodrigo; Grossman, Jerrold W. (1999). "Famous trails to Paul Erdős" (PDF). The Mathematical Intelligencer. 21 (3): 51–63. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.33.6972. doi:10.1007/BF03025416. MR 1709679. S2CID 120046886. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Original Spanish version in Rev. Acad. Colombiana Cienc. Exact. Fís. Natur. 23 (89) 563–582, 1999, MR1744115.

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Kurtz, Stuart A.; Simon, Janos (2007). "The Undecidability of the Generalized Collatz Problem". In Cai, Jin-Yi; Cooper, S. Barry; Zhu, Hong (eds.). Theory and Applications of Models of Computation. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 4484. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. pp. 542–553. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-72504-6_49. ISBN 978-3-540-72504-6.

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"Paul Erdős". Retrieved 11 June 2015.
"Erdos biography". School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews, Scotland. January 2000. Retrieved 11 November 2008.

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"Paul Erdős - Biography". Maths History. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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J.J. O'Connor; E.F. Robertson (December 2008). "Biography of Alfréd Rényi". Maths History. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
Strick, Heinz. "Paul Erdős" (PDF).

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"The wandering mathematician: Paul Erdos". TheArticle. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

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Lemonick, Michael D. (29 March 1999). "Paul Erdos: The Oddball's Oddball". Time. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012.

uchicago.edu

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Babai, László. "Paul Erdős just left town". Archived from the original on 9 June 2011.

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Krauthammer, Charles (27 September 1996). "Paul Erdos, Sweet Genius". The Washington Post. p. A25. "?".

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Krauthammer, Charles (27 September 1996). "Paul Erdos, Sweet Genius". The Washington Post. p. A25. "?".

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Hill, J. Paul Erdos, Mathematical Genius, Human (In That Order)

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Transcription of October 2, 1996, article from University of Waterloo Gazette (archive) Archived November 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

web.archive.org

Lemonick, Michael D. (29 March 1999). "Paul Erdos: The Oddball's Oddball". Time. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012.
"Erdos biography". Gap-system.org. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
Babai, László. "Paul Erdős just left town". Archived from the original on 9 June 2011.
"Erdős Pál sírja - grave 17A-6-29". agt.bme.hu. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
"P. Erdös (1913 - 1996)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020.
Erdős, Paul (4 June 1996). "Dear President Downey" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2014. With a heavy heart I feel that I have to sever my connections with the University of Waterloo, including resigning my honorary degree which I received from the University in 1981 (which caused me great pleasure). I was very upset by the treatment of Professor Adrian Bondy. I do not maintain that Professor Bondy was innocent, but in view of his accomplishments and distinguished services to the University I feel that 'justice should be tempered with mercy.'
Transcription of October 2, 1996, article from University of Waterloo Gazette (archive) Archived November 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
From "trails to Erdos" Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, by DeCastro and Grossman, in The Mathematical Intelligencer, vol. 21, no. 3 (Summer 1999), 51–63: A careful reading of Table 3 shows that although Erdos never wrote jointly with any of the 42 [Fields] medalists (a fact perhaps worthy of further contemplation)... there are many other important international awards for mathematicians. Perhaps the three most renowned...are the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize, the Wolf Prize in Mathematics, and the Leroy P. Steele Prizes. ... Again, one may wonder why KAPLANSKY is the only recipient of any of these prizes who collaborated with Paul Erdös. (After this paper was written, collaborator Lovász received the Wolf prize, making 2 in all).
"Wolf Foundation Mathematics Prize Page". Wolffund.org.il. Archived from the original on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
"Math genius left unclaimed sum". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
List of collaborators of Erdős by number of joint papers Archived 2008-08-04 at the Wayback Machine, from the Erdős number project website.
"From Benford to Erdös". Radio Lab. Episode 2009-10-09. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
De Castro, Rodrigo; Grossman, Jerrold W. (1999). "Famous trails to Paul Erdős" (PDF). The Mathematical Intelligencer. 21 (3): 51–63. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.33.6972. doi:10.1007/BF03025416. MR 1709679. S2CID 120046886. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Original Spanish version in Rev. Acad. Colombiana Cienc. Exact. Fís. Natur. 23 (89) 563–582, 1999, MR1744115.
Erdős, Paul (1995). "Child Prodigies" (PDF). Mathematics Competitions. 8 (1): 7–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.

wgsbn-iau.org

Working Group on Small Body Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union (14 May 2021). "WGSBN Bulletin" (PDF). WGSBN Bulletin. 1 (1): 29. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

wnyc.org

"From Benford to Erdös". Radio Lab. Episode 2009-10-09. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

wolffund.org.il

"Wolf Foundation Mathematics Prize Page". Wolffund.org.il. Archived from the original on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2010.

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Bruno 2003, p. 120 Bruno, Leonard C. (2003) [1999]. Math and mathematicians : the history of math discoveries around the world. Baker, Lawrence W. Detroit, Mich.: U X L. ISBN 978-0787638139. OCLC 41497065.
Bruno 2003, p. 121 Bruno, Leonard C. (2003) [1999]. Math and mathematicians : the history of math discoveries around the world. Baker, Lawrence W. Detroit, Mich.: U X L. ISBN 978-0787638139. OCLC 41497065.
Bruno 2003, p. 122 Bruno, Leonard C. (2003) [1999]. Math and mathematicians : the history of math discoveries around the world. Baker, Lawrence W. Detroit, Mich.: U X L. ISBN 978-0787638139. OCLC 41497065.
Baker, A.; Bollobás, B. (1999). "Paul Erdõs. 26 March 1913 — 20 September 1996". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 45. The Royal Society: 147–164. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1999.0011. ISSN 0080-4606. S2CID 123517792.

youtube.com

Hoffman, Paul (1 July 2016). ""Paul Erdős: The Man Who Loved Only Numbers" video lecture". YouTube. The University of Manchester. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
Paul Erdös: N is a number on YouTube, a documentary film by George Paul Csicsery, 1991.