stackyFACTSPaul Erdos didn't care about property, permanent addresses, or anything that wasn't strictly numbers. The eccentric genius couch-surfed his way around the globe, showing up at colleagues' doors with a tiny suitcase, declaring 'my brain is open'. He worked nineteen-hour days on pure math, completely relying on his hosts to feed and clothe him.
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