The theorem of the parrot

Author: Deni Gai Zhi
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: At the age of eighty-six, Mr. Lü Sheng suddenly received a letter and hundreds of kilograms of mathematical books from an old friend in the Amazon Rainforest. Soon after, he received a police notification that his friend had perished in a fire. While rescuing a large parrot at the market, Max found it could tell many stories and theorems about mathematics. Together with a pair of twin brothers and sisters, they were drawn into a series of puzzles and detective adventures. When they uncovered the truth, they embarked on a journey through the kingdom of mathematics based on the clues provided in the letter. They measured the pyramids with Taylor, witnessed the fiery destruction of the Pythagorean Mystery Club, and outsmarted the Roman general with the wisdom of Archimedes. From ancient Greece to ninth-century Arabia, and from the fourteenth century onwards in the West, from Aristotle to Fermat's Last Theorem today, numerous historical figures, events, and stories in the history of mathematics offered knowledge, inspiration, and strength. The novel is meticulously crafted with an unexpected ending, making it a rare and outstanding masterpiece.