The Man Who Counted
(Malba Tahan)
The Mathematics Professor Júlio César de Mello e Souza, under the Malba Tahan pseudonym, is the author of over 15 books about Arabic people habits, usages and folklore, as the most notorious: O Homem que Calculava (The Man Who Counted). In this book, Beremiz Samir is a genius, but humble, counter, without many perspectives in life, until the moment he meets the story teller (Malba Tahan) on a road. The story teller convinces Beremiz to head to Bagda, where he does a wide array of prowess and acquires recognition from kings, poets, sheikhs and wise men.The book contains many appendixes as Arabic glossary, detailed explanation of each mathematical problem done by Beremiz Samir, quotes of philosophers and scientists that exalt mathematics, information about famous counters and an article about the Arab in mathematics.It?s important to point out the inscription of this book, which has an important historical and cultural meaning. A book that proofs that mathematics has much more meaning in life than what the great public imagines.
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