Nick Davies's Reviews > The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth

A well-balanced and readable biography of the mathematical genius, Paul Erdos. Not going too far in to the mathematics, this content was well contextualised and pitched at the intelligent non-expert, plenty to stimulate further interest. The story of Erdos' early life and influences was also detailed and given colour, clearly the author was passionate about his subject. The second half did perhaps lose a little impact - slightly repetitive anecdotes about how stereotypically 'head in the clouds' and unusual an academic Erdos could be, counterbalanced by plenty of tales of how he influenced so many lives inside and outside the field (bordering on sycophancy). Still, there was a lot to take from the book and it made for an enjoyable read.