Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Turning Coffee Into Theorems...





Today would be Paul Erdos' 100th birthday!
In his honor, check out this endearing, heartwarming video of one of the most odd, curious, and prolific mathematicians of all time (...it's an hour long, but if you've never seen it, I truly recommend you find time to watch!):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnCrUroeVlI 
--> Addendum: sorry, taken down apparently due to copyright violation :-(

And here's a wonderful piece just done for the NY Times on Erdös:

http://tinyurl.com/cdv6zzl

 (ohhh, and get your In-honor-of-Erdos coffee mugs here or here.)

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