Gödel's Proof
$46.96
- Paperback
277 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2008
Summary
An accessible explanation of Kurt Gödel’s groundbreaking work in mathematical logic In 1931 Kurt Gödel published his fundamental paper, “On Formally Undecidable Propositions of Principia Mathematica and Related Systems.” This revolutionary paper challenged certain basic assumptions underlying much research in mathematics and logic. Gödel received public recognition of his work in 1951 when he was awarded the first Albert Einstein Award for achievement in the natural sciences—perhaps the hi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780814758373 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0814758371 |
| Author: | Ernest Nagel, James R. Newman, Douglas R. Hofstadter |
| Publisher: | New York University Press |
| Imprint: | New York University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 277 |
| Edition: | 50th |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 159g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 127mm |
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Critics Review
( “What people did to rubber was interesting, but more interesting still was what rubber did to people.” )-(Vicki Baum),(Novelist )
“A little masterpiece of exegesis. Nature An excellent non-technical account of the substance of Gdels celebrated paper. Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society
About The Author
Ernest Nagel
Ernest Nagel was John Dewey Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University.
James R. Newman was the author of What is Science.
Douglas R. Hofstadter is College of Arts and Sciences Professor of computer science and cognitive science at Indiana University and author of the Pulitzer-prize winning Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid.
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