ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

David Klein (mathematician)

Okay kiddo, let's talk about David Klein. He is a really smart person who loves to study and solve problems about math. You know how when you add 2 + 2, you get 4? Well, Klein likes to figure out harder math problems than that.

He has spent a lot of time studying and being a professor at California State University in Northridge, where he teaches all kinds of math to college students. He has also written lots of books that explain difficult math concepts in ways that are easier to understand.

Klein is especially interested in something called topology, which is like a puzzle game with shapes and holes. He tries to figure out the different ways you can twist and turn these shapes without breaking them apart or changing their holes.

Basically, David Klein is a really smart person who loves math and spends his life trying to understand more about it, and he helps other people understand math too!