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Lee uncle petros and goldbach s conjecture a novel of mathematical obsession por apostolos doxiadis disponible en rakuten kobo. A novel of mathematical obsession by apostolos doxiadis 20010203 paperback january 1, 1656 4. One obsessed with solving the riddle of goldbachs conjecture. The young greek narrator of this novel has a romantic idea of his uncle petros as a great mathematician and black sheep of the family, in contrast to his father and boring uncle, who are mere businessmen. In this critically acclaimed international bestseller, petros papachristos, a mathematical.
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Description of the book uncle petros and goldbach s conjecture. If you didnt know better, youd surely think he was one of lifes failures. His young nephews passion to unearth his secret leads to a fascinating denouement which reveals the full existential grandeur of petros s dream and the deep mystery of mathematics. Le forme create dal matematico, come quelle create dal pittore o dal poeta, devono. Uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture rakuten kobo. Uncle petros and goldbach s conjecture is a 1992 novel by greek author apostolos doxiadis it concerns a young mans interaction with his reclusive uncle, who sought to prove that every even number greater than two is the sum of two primes, which is a famous unsolved mathematics problem called goldbach s conjecture. A novel of mathematical obsession this column was first published in the march 29, 2001 artvoice of buffalo. A novel of mathematical obsession uncle petros and goldbach s conjecture. There uncle petros became intrigued by goldbachs conjecture which.
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