This innovative, dramatic graphic novel recounts the spiritual odyssey of philosopher Bertrand Russell. In his agonized search for absolute truth, Russell crosses paths with legendary thinkers and finds a passionate student in the great Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Uncle Petros, a mathematical genius who is quite possibly insane, has lost his teaching job because of his loony obsession with proving a theoretical mathematical theorem known as Goldbach's Conjecture. Nominally a monstrous failure, Uncle Petros has inspired his nephew--the narrator--not only to become a mathematician and carry on the attempt ...
Uncle Petros, a mathematical genius who is quite possibly insane, has lost his teaching job because of his loony obsession with proving a theoretical mathematical theorem known as Goldbach's Conjecture. Nominally a monstrous failure, Uncle Petros has inspired his nephew--the narrator--not only to become a mathematician and carry on the attempt ...
B+Toda familia tiene su oveja negra; en la nuestra era el tio Petros.B; Asi lo afirma el sobrino favorito de Petros Papachristos -y narrador de las peripecias de su tio-, al comienzo de la novela de Apostolos Doxiadis.En efecto, el anciano tio Petros vive retirado de la vida social y familiar, entregado al cuidado de su jardin y a la practica ...
B+Toda familia tiene su oveja negra; en la nuestra era el tio Petros.B; Asi lo afirma el sobrino favorito de Petros Papachristos -y narrador de las peripecias de su tio-, al comienzo de la novela de Apostolos Doxiadis.En efecto, el anciano tio Petros vive retirado de la vida social y familiar, entregado al cuidado de su jardin y a la practica ...
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