Pál Erdős (Paul Erdos)
Published on Nov 25, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
PÁL ERDŐS
By: Emilie Marcum
Vital Statistics
Name: Pál Erdős
Lifespan: 1913-1996 (83)
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungária
Age at Death: 83
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Three World Events During Life
1) WWII
2) Vietnam War
3) Korean War
Education
Due to the disaster that struck his sisters, Pál didn't go to school until the age of 10. His parents, who were mathematicians, often allowed him to read their math books, problems, and complications. Pál later went to Péter Pázmány University at 17 years.
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Martial and Family Status
Had 2 sisters who died of Scarlet Fever, the rest of his family was killed by Hitler before the end of WWII. He developed only feelings for numbers afterwards and never had a spouse or children.
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Occupations
Stayed in fellow mathematicians houses in exchange for help with mathematics. Never stayed in one place and carried around a suitcase full of papers and math problems. He only loved math and it's numbers.
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Three Contributions
1) Solved problems no one else could.
2) Helped mathematicians further their understanding in mathematics.
3) Created a theory on prime numbers that states that any number above one has at least one prime number that isn't one.
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Two Interesting Events
1) He was actually babied his entire life until age 21, he never had to do a thing until his parents deceased.
2) Lived through WWII and Vietnam along with the Korean War.
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Bibliography
1. http://www.magyaralmas.hu/napok/erdospal
2. http://www.termeszetvilaga.hu/tv9702/erdos.html
3. http://m.search.eb.com/topic/191138
4. http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Mathematicians/Erdos.html
5. http://www.amphetamines.org/paul-erdos.html
6. http://www.nndb.com/people/401/000032305/
7. http://www.oakland.edu/enp/
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