Incompleteness
The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Godel (Great Discoveries)
Rebecca Goldstein · 2005 · 289 pages
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About the book
Rebecca Goldstein offers an intellectual biography of Kurt Gödel, the revolutionary logician whose incompleteness theorems transformed the philosophy of mathematics and logic. The book weaves Gödel's personal life together with his monumental discoveries, revealing how a shy and paranoid man produced ideas that shook the foundations of mathematical certainty.
An engaging narrative that makes one of the most profound bodies of thought of the twentieth century accessible, showing the life behind the ideas.
Book details
| Author | Rebecca Goldstein |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2005 |
| Pages | 289 |
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