Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture

Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture
AuthorApostolos Doxiadis
Original titleΟ θείος Πέτρος και η εικασία του Γκόλντμπαχ
LanguageGreek
GenreNovel, Mathematical fiction
Publication date
1992
Published in English
2000
ISBN1582341281
Websitehttps://www.apostolosdoxiadis.com/book/uncle-petros-and-goldbachs-conjecture/

Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture is a 1992 novel by Greek author Apostolos Doxiadis. It concerns a young man's interaction with his reclusive uncle, who sought to prove a famous unsolved mathematics problem, called Goldbach's Conjecture, that every even number greater than two is the sum of two primes. The novel discusses mathematical problems and some recent history of mathematics.[1][2][3][4][5]

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  2. ^ Lezard, Nicholas (2001-03-03). "Review: Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture by Apostolos Doxiadis". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  3. ^ "Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture". Mathematical Association of America. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  4. ^ Saikia, Manjil (2016-06-25). "Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture: Book Review". Gonit Sora. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  5. ^ Singh, Justice Yatindra (2021-05-15). "Book Review: Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture". The Leaflet. Retrieved 2022-10-27.