Logical Dilemmas: The Life and Work of Kurt Goedel
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This authoritative biography of Kurt Goedel relates the life of this most important logician of our time to the development of the field. Goedel's seminal achievements that changed the perception and foundations of mathematics are explained in the context of his life from the turn of the century Austria to the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
Author: John Dawson
Format: Paperback, 376 pages, 152mm x 229mm, 488 g
Published: 2005, Taylor & Francis Inc, United States
Genre: Biography: Science, Technology & Medical
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This authoritative biography of Kurt Goedel relates the life of this most important logician of our time to the development of the field. Goedel's seminal achievements that changed the perception and foundations of mathematics are explained in the context of his life from the turn of the century Austria to the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
Logical Dilemmas: The Life and Work of Kurt Goedel