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Le Théorème du perroquet
by
Denis Guedj
De même que Le Monde de Sophie de Jostein Gaarder, en mélangeant un roman et l'histoire de la philosophie, avait mis ce domaine du savoir à la portée d'un grand nombre de lecteurs, Le Théorème du perroquet de Denis Guedj mêle étroitement une histoire captivante, où il est question de forêt amazonienne, de bibliothèque perdue et... de perroquet, et l'histoire des mathématiq...more
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Published
August 19th 2000
by Seuil
(first published 1998)
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Deux étoiles pour la démarche et pour nous en apprendre plus sur l'histoire des mathématiques et des grands mathématiciens. Malheureusement l'auteur pêche sur bien des points. Tout d'abord, il néglige totalement l'aspect romanesque, le reléguant au domaine de l'anecdotique, tant il tient à nous parler de l'histoire des mathématiques. La partie romanesque est convenue, prévisible, sans panache ni originalité. Les personnages sont stéréotypés au possible et leur jubilation un peu absurde dans cert...more
Feb 26, 2012
Φειδίας Μπουρλάς
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Συναρπαστικὴ περιήγησις στὴν Ἱστορία τῶν μαθηματικῶν. Ἴσως περισσότερο Ἱστορία τῶν μαθηματικῶν, παρὰ μυθιστόρημα (καὶ γι᾿ αὐτὸ καὶ μόνον περιορίζω τὴν βαθμολογία στὸ 3· ὄχι ὅτι δὲν μοῦ ἄρεσε· ἀλλὰ εἴπαμε, μαθηματικὴ αὐστηρότης καὶ στὴν βαθμολογία!) Ἐπὶ πλέον, μᾶς δίνει καὶ τὴν πιὸ εὔστοχη ἐξήγησι τῆς διαστροφῆς τοῦ συλλέκτη-κλέφτη περιφήμων ἔργων τέχνης (ἤ... μαθηματικῶν θεωρημάτων), τὰ ὁποῖα δὲν μπορεῖ νὰ τὰ δείξῃ σὲ κανέναν. Ἀντίθετα λοιπὸν ἀπὸ τὸν καυχησιάρη Ἕλληνα τοῦ ἀνεκδότου ποὺ ναυαγεῖ κ...more
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Penso non si possa fare a meno di apprezzare il modo in cui Guedj accompagna per mano il lettore attraverso i millenni della matematica, facendo apparire quella che per la maggior parte delle persone non è altro che una poco amata materia scolastica, più una storia di uomini che di asettiche formule, dimostrazioni e teoremi.
Però il romanzo l'ho trovato di un'inconsistenza disarmante.
Dopo qualche capitolo, per non dire dal titolo, erano già chiare le situazioni che i protagonisti scoprono soltant...more
Però il romanzo l'ho trovato di un'inconsistenza disarmante.
Dopo qualche capitolo, per non dire dal titolo, erano già chiare le situazioni che i protagonisti scoprono soltant...more
Ein algerisches Buch über Mathematik, das klingt vielversprechend. Bei näherem Hinsehen erweist es sich aber als große Enttäuschung.
Eine geradezu haarsträubende und völlig unplausible Rahmenhandlung wird zum weit hergeholten Anlass genommen, die Geschichte der Mathematik zu erzählen. Namen und Anekdoten spielen allerdings die Hauptrolle, die Ideen dahinter werden bestenfalls angedeutet. Von Thales bis Wiles, alle kommen mal vor, aber keiner so richtig.
Es sind aber nicht nur die mathematischen Fr...more
Eine geradezu haarsträubende und völlig unplausible Rahmenhandlung wird zum weit hergeholten Anlass genommen, die Geschichte der Mathematik zu erzählen. Namen und Anekdoten spielen allerdings die Hauptrolle, die Ideen dahinter werden bestenfalls angedeutet. Von Thales bis Wiles, alle kommen mal vor, aber keiner so richtig.
Es sind aber nicht nur die mathematischen Fr...more
+ Aišku, tema! Kas gali atsispirti tiems mielai pamišusiems matematikams, nuodytojams ir sukčiams? Na, ne aš. 'Mokslinėms tiesoms reikia gražių istorijų, kad patrauktų žmones. Mitas čia reikalingas ne tam, kad konkuruotų su tikrove, bet ją susietų su tuo, kas žmonėms svarbu ir kas juos verčia svajoti.'
- 1. Denisai, golubčik, „jei pirmame veiksme ant sienos kabo šautuvas, tai trečiame veiksme jis turi iššauti.“ 2. Vertimas įgauna pagreitį maždaug nuo 350 psl. - prašyčiau... 3. 2/3 paslapčių žinoj...more
- 1. Denisai, golubčik, „jei pirmame veiksme ant sienos kabo šautuvas, tai trečiame veiksme jis turi iššauti.“ 2. Vertimas įgauna pagreitį maždaug nuo 350 psl. - prašyčiau... 3. 2/3 paslapčių žinoj...more
Feb 17, 2013
Elisabetta
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Ah quanti ricordi!!!
Questo libro mi ha fatto tornare in mente tutti quei pomeriggi passati su quaderni rigorosamente a quadretti tracciando parabole e derivate, calcolando funzioni ed integrali per poi arrivare quasi sempre a x=0!!
Devo iniziare sottolineando che adoro la matematica.. Può sembrare strano, ma quando mi mettevo a risolvere un problema, mi sentivo confortata che, per quanto potesse sembrarmi complicato e irrisolvibile, c'era sempre un metodo di risoluzione, una formula che correttam...more
Questo libro mi ha fatto tornare in mente tutti quei pomeriggi passati su quaderni rigorosamente a quadretti tracciando parabole e derivate, calcolando funzioni ed integrali per poi arrivare quasi sempre a x=0!!
Devo iniziare sottolineando che adoro la matematica.. Può sembrare strano, ma quando mi mettevo a risolvere un problema, mi sentivo confortata che, per quanto potesse sembrarmi complicato e irrisolvibile, c'era sempre un metodo di risoluzione, una formula che correttam...more
Per riassumere, direi che ci sono libri che sopravvivono nel tempo, che puoi leggere a sedici anni e poi rileggere quasi dieci anni dopo e continuare ad amare come il primo giorno. Altri invece non ce la fanno; sono lì, li leggi a sedici anni, magari te ne innamori, ti prendi una di quelle sbandate che sono tipiche dell'adolescenza, poi li lasci indietro e quando li incontri nuovamente dieci anni dopo li ricordi con tenerezza ma non li sposeresti mai.
Il Teorema del Pappagallo, secondo me, appart...more
Il Teorema del Pappagallo, secondo me, appart...more
Apr 22, 2013
Deborah
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math lovers, math haters
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Oh this book was in my reading list for ages {opening brackets- 6 years ago, in high school, a little piece of paper with the name of this book slipped in my wallet. The mission was to read this book. The inspiration was my high- school's mathematician. He is Santa Claus' best replica and he's always surrounded by a haze made of his passion about maths, the stories behing the equations and astronomy stories. He will try to infuse all these directly in your brain and if you are smart enough to ap...more
I've started reading this last year, and finally, I'm done with it. Not that the book is not good at all, I was just "too busy" with school stuff.
Well, it really was a very informative experience reading this one. I enjoyed reading the history of maths; the author succeeded in making a rather boring topic into such a humorous, interesting piece that can easily be understood. I wish I had read this earlier, probably when I was still in high school. I might be able to appreciate more our math sub...more
Well, it really was a very informative experience reading this one. I enjoyed reading the history of maths; the author succeeded in making a rather boring topic into such a humorous, interesting piece that can easily be understood. I wish I had read this earlier, probably when I was still in high school. I might be able to appreciate more our math sub...more
Un vieux libraire de Montmartre reçoit une lettre de son ancien compagnon d'études mathématicien réfugié à Manaus au Brésil, lui annonçant qu'il a découvert comment résoudre les 2 conjectures les plus célèbres de l'histoire des mathématiques. Plus tard, il apprend la mort de ce dernier dans des circonstances plutôt étranges et il reçoit en héritage une collection d'ouvrages mathématiques de grande valeur. Il décide alors de mener l'enquête sur ce qu'il suspecte être un assassinat.
La narration es...more
La narration es...more
Questo libro l'ho ricevuto dalla mia adorata sorellina Temperance Reloaded *___________*!! E' stato un regalo graditissimo, davvero :) nonché inaspettato ^.^!! Mi ha reso molto molto felice e già per questo so che sarà speciale :D! Ma lo sarà ancor di più perché io e la mia sorellina lo leggeremo insieme in un mini GDL :D!! Potremo commentarlo e goderci quello che si preannuncia come una lettura super-interessante!!!
Vi faremo sapere!
Grazie ancora sorellina :*!
Vi faremo sapere!
Grazie ancora sorellina :*!
Aug 10, 2011
Francesca Lorenzini
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"Le verità scientifiche hanno bisogno di belle storie perchè gli uomini possano affezionarvisi". Guedji riesce nell'ardua impresa di suscitare fascino per quelle ostiche e prosaiche formule con cui tutti ci siamo scontrati e rispetto per i matematici di ogni tempo. Peccato solo che inverosimilmente tutti i personaggi principali abbiano mente sveglia e brillante come se avessero sempre masticato matematica, mentre la vicenda è ben diversa. Comunque non annoia mai.
Il teorema del pappagallo e’ da consigliare a chi è terrorizzato dalla matematica: scoprirà che è un mondo affascinante e per nulla arido. E’ un libro gradevole, con alcune parti spassosissime come ad esempio la misura della piramide in unità di "taleti", ed e’ semplice nella sua complessità. La trama non e’ solo un mero preteso per raccontare la storia della matematica, e’ avvincente e con personaggi ben delineati e deliziosi, pappagallo compreso.
Jun 17, 2012
Mιss •kαthєяίиє• Τhε Emεrαℓd Pяίиcεss®
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Παρότι το διάβασα πολύ καιρό πριν (και από τότε δεν έχω μπει στον κόπο να το ξαναδιαβάσω) αυτό που μου είχε κάνει μεγάλη εντύπωση και μου έχει μείνει είναι ότι μπορούσα να προβλέψω το τέλος. Και ότι από τη μέση του βιβλίου και μετά, τα μαθηματικά που εξηγούσε μου φαίνονταν τελίως ακαταλαβίστικα....
Αν και κατα τα άλλα μου έχει εντυπωθεί ως ένα αρκετά καλό βιβλίο.
Το συστήνω σε μαθηματικοκολλημένους.... ;)
Αν και κατα τα άλλα μου έχει εντυπωθεί ως ένα αρκετά καλό βιβλίο.
Το συστήνω σε μαθηματικοκολλημένους.... ;)
I started reading this book with prejudgment cause I've never had a particular good relationship with math.But this book captured me so much I was really sad when I finished it.The truth is that I couldn't get much of the math the author described but the stories about the mathematicians,the trips to the past and the rest of the story made me love it.
This the perfect book for sb you loves math and the perfect book for sb who don´t.
The characters are so different and lovable that reading through this history of math compendium is done in the blink of an eye.
Really outstanding topic and the story is just the frame for more and more and more smaller stories.
One of the best books I ever read.
The characters are so different and lovable that reading through this history of math compendium is done in the blink of an eye.
Really outstanding topic and the story is just the frame for more and more and more smaller stories.
One of the best books I ever read.
traveling paths within the territory of the crest of the sciences to see magically unfolding all unintelligible to the uninitiated the secrets of history ...
describing mathematics as no one else ever ...
ταξιδεύοντας μέσα στις ατραπούς της επικράτειας της κορωνίδας των επιστημών βλέπεις να ξεδιπλώνονται μαγικά όλα ακατανόητα για τους αμύητους μυστικά της ιστορίας...
περιγράφοντας τα Μαθηματικά όπως ποτέ κανένας άλλος ...
5 αστέρια μέσα από την ψυχή μου καθότι το βιβλίο αυτό ήταν πολλά πέραν της ψυχ...more
describing mathematics as no one else ever ...
ταξιδεύοντας μέσα στις ατραπούς της επικράτειας της κορωνίδας των επιστημών βλέπεις να ξεδιπλώνονται μαγικά όλα ακατανόητα για τους αμύητους μυστικά της ιστορίας...
περιγράφοντας τα Μαθηματικά όπως ποτέ κανένας άλλος ...
5 αστέρια μέσα από την ψυχή μου καθότι το βιβλίο αυτό ήταν πολλά πέραν της ψυχ...more
Aug 28, 2012
Dimitra
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Το βιβλίο αυτό με ΣΥΝΕΠΗΡΕ! Είναι καταπληκτικός ο συνδυασμός της αφηγηματικής ικανότητας, του αστυνομικού μυστηρίου με την προσθήκη μαθηματικής ιστορίας!! Προσωπικά δεν βρήκα υπερβολική την αναφορά στα μαθηματικά παρά το γεγονός ότι δεν είμαι και ιδιαίτερη εξοικιωμένη με τον χώρο..
Guedj seems unsure about who his readers are. It walks like a children's novel and it talks like a children's novel, but the huge chunks of the History of Mathematics that are somewhat artificially injected in the murder-mystery plot were surely written with an older audience in mind.
I have a million different feelings about this book, so I'm just going to dump them here, all sort of stream of consciousness (hopefully my friends will forgive me). 1) The translation to English seemed very poor, even taking into account that it's been translated into very English, English. 2) A lot of this seemed to be taken verbatim from Professor Guedj's lecture notes. I wonder if I could turn my lecture notes into an international best seller? It appears from the liner notes that Guedj actu...more
libro strampalato, una storia assolutamente debole, uno svolgimento ancor più assurdo. Gli unici pregi sono gli aneddoti sulla storia dei matematici, e l'ambientazione parigina quasi alla Malausséne. Ma questi pregi non valgono le oltre 500 pagine
This book should be a compulsory read for every child approaching mathematics for the first time. It really shows the interesting/funny side of maths which suddenly make sense! I wish I had read this when I was 11, my life would have been different.
το πρώτο μυθιστόρημα που διάβασα και σχετίζεται με τα μαθηματικά!μου έδειξε ένα καινούργιο κόσμο που κατευθείαν λάτρεψα...!! Πρωτότυπος συνδυασμός γνώσης και φαντασίας που έκτοτε λατρεύτηκε και υιοθετήθηκε από πολλούς...!
As 'Sophie's World' is to philosophy so is this to mathematics, and the relative popularity of these two subjects is perhaps the reason for the disparity in fame between the two works. Deserves to be better known.
Świetny pomysł, dużo interesujących faktów związanych rozwojem matematyki, trochę wytłumaczonych(raczej prostych) dowodów podnoszą ocenę tej książki. Jednak powieść sama w sobie słaba, spodziewałem się więcej i jestem trochę zawiedziony. Informacje w niej zawarte w postaci książki popularnonaukowej czytałoby się chyba jednak przyjemniej.
كتاب مسل في تقديمه للتوضيحات التاريخية لمختلف النظريات العلمية و الرياضية منها خاصة من خلال إطار قصصي. أحسست ببعض الملل في القسم الأخير من الكتاب، خاصة أن سير الأحداث أصبح متوقعا و منتظرا، لكن الفائدة حاصلة لا محالة.
E' un romanzo? Sì, ma solo in parte. Splendido resoconto della storia matematica, dalle origini all'attualità, rende veramente difficile restare indifferenti ai racconti delle vite di tutti i più grandi matematici mai esistiti. Fascino e curiosità introdurranno anche il lettore più diffidente nel vastissimo mondo della matematica. Il tutto in una simpatica ambientazione ricca di personaggi ben caratterizzati, tutti intenti a svelare un mistero piombato di colpo nelle loro vite.
Consiglio questo l...more
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There's a LOT of math in this book, but the storyline is fairly engaging. I guessed the answer to the mystery about halfway through, but was intrigued by a subplot I hadn't guessed.
What a charming story, and what a great way to learn (and even understand) the history of mathematics.
my favorite book about mathematics and how close they're related to life. must-read.
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