I'm really loving the extent to which the readings for LIS 2000 and 2600 are dovetailing with my own interests. I was especially pleased to come across information about Paul Erdos, an incredibly prolific and delightfully eccentric Hungarian mathematician. I've always liked books about advanced math for laypersons (as I have pitifully little talent for the subject myself), but I especially like learning about the sometimes extraordinary lives and personalities of the individuals involved. If anyone else's interest was piqued, here's a link to a documentary about Erdos produced before his death. It's pretty dry, but interesting nonetheless.
N is a Number Pt. 1
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