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This novel, recently 2000 translated from greek, follows the attempts of fictional mathematician petros papachristos to prove goldbach s conjecture that every even number greater than two is the sum of two primes and the frustrations of his nephew to whom he presents the problem as an elementary test of his mathematical skills. A novel of mathematical obsession by apostolos doxiadis. Apostolos doxiadis is a writer whose international bestseller uncle petros and goldbach s conjecture helped start the mathematical fiction trend. Aug 06, 20 file type pdf uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture conjecture uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture apostolos doxiadis over the last decade, science writing has moved from the straightforward explanation of science to cocalled narrative nonfiction, in which the author attempts to tell the story of the scientists as well as the science. Uncle petros and goldbach s conjecture by apostolos doxiadis is an unlikely blend of family drama and mathematical theory. A novel of mathematical obsession kindle edition by doxiadis, apostolos. Apostolos doxiadis was a toddler when he first met parlapan, his fathers closest friend. Eccentric uncles are usually better loved than conventional ones, for some reason, and the narrators uncle petros papachristos is about as loopy as they come. Nov 15, 2012 uncle petros and goldbach s conjecture kindle edition by doxiadis, apostolos. Read download uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture pdf pdf.
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