| Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel Contributor(s): Goldstein, Rebecca (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393327604 ISBN-13: 9780393327601 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: Considered the 20th century's greatest mathematician, Kurt Godel is the subject of this lucid and accessible study, which explains the significance of his theorems and the remarkable vision behind them, while bringing this eccentric, tortured genius and his world to life. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology - Mathematics | History & Philosophy - Mathematics | Logic |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2004023052 |
| Series: Great Discoveries (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.42" W x 8.1" (0.57 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: Probing the life and work of Kurt Gödel, Incompleteness indelibly portrays the tortured genius whose vision rocked the stability of mathematical reasoning--and brought him to the edge of madness. |
Contributor Bio(s): Goldstein, Rebecca: - Rebecca Goldstein is a MacArthur Fellow, a professor of philosophy, and the author of five novels and a collection of short stories. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. |