Paul Erdös
But not everyone was convinced. One person who needed persuading was Paul Erdös, one of the greatest
mathematicians of the 20th century.
Paul Erdös was a poly-mathematician and an eccentric. He traveled the world over regularly appearing unannounced at a fellow mathematicians doorstep, proclaiming that his brain was open. He would then assist with any problem that the interloped was working on. He was one of the most prolific mathematicians who ever lived and collaborated with an amazing number of mathematicians from all over the world. He is considered to be the most published mathematician of all, having published over one thousand papers in many areas of pure mathematics. Like the Kevin Bacon six degrees of separation for Hollywood actors, mathematicians calculate their Erdös number by tracing the degrees of separation through their collaborators back to Paul Erdös -- a degree of one indicating that he or she has published directly with Erdös, and any greater number indicating the number of shared collaborators linking them. The lower the number, the more street credibility given to the mathematician.
Paul Erdös
But not everyone was convinced. One person who needed persuading was Paul Erdös, one of the greatest
mathematicians of the 20th century.
Paul Erdös was a poly-mathematician and an eccentric. He traveled the world over regularly appearing unannounced at a fellow mathematicians doorstep, proclaiming that his brain was open. He would then assist with any problem that the interloped was working on. He was one of the most prolific mathematicians who ever lived and collaborated with an amazing number of mathematicians from all over the world. He is considered to be the most published mathematician of all, having published over one thousand papers in many areas of pure mathematics. Like the Kevin Bacon six degrees of separation for Hollywood actors, mathematicians calculate their Erdös number by tracing the degrees of separation through their collaborators back to Paul Erdös -- a degree of one indicating that he or she has published directly with Erdös, and any greater number indicating the number of shared collaborators linking them. The lower the number, the more street credibility given to the mathematician.
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