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Uncle Petros and Goldbach's conjecture

by Apostolos Doxiadis

This novel follows a mathematician who dedicates his life to proving Goldbach's Conjecture. Interacting with historical figures like Ramanujan and Gödel, his obsessive quest is revived decades later by his ambitious nephew, threatening his sanity.

Accession 5791 ISBN 9781582340678 Publisher Bloomsbury
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