The Most Famous Problems in Mathematics, Physics, and Astronomy. Time-Tested

Creativity and unconventional thinking have been valued long before they became mandatory requirements for any job vacancy in the labor market—from a janitor to a top manager. Even in Soviet times, collections of tasks for ingenuity were popular, allowing one to test their ability to quickly and accurately solve mathematical problems, detect the catch in the "simplest" question, and find a way out of a logical dead end. Attention to detail, resourcefulness, and the ability to look at a situation from an unusual perspective are the keys to successfully solving problems, both gathered in this book and posed by life itself.