Description
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.
About the Author
John W. Dawson, Jr. attended M.I.T. as a National Merit Scholar before earning a doctorate in mathematical logic from the University of Michigan. An internationally recognized authority on the life and work of Kurt Godel, Dawson is the author of numerous articles on axiomatic set theory and the history of modern logic.
Reviews
Book Information
ISBN 9781568812564
Author John Dawson
Format Paperback
Page Count 376
Imprint A K Peters
Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
Weight(grams) 488g
About the Author
John W. Dawson, Jr. attended M.I.T. as a National Merit Scholar before earning a doctorate in mathematical logic from the University of Michigan. An internationally recognized authority on the life and work of Kurt Godel, Dawson is the author of numerous articles on axiomatic set theory and the history of modern logic.
Reviews
Dawson's book remains a starting point for our view into the life and work of the man who gave the world incompleteness.
-- The Review of Modern Logic, March 2007
Book Information
ISBN 9781568812564
Author John Dawson
Format Paperback
Page Count 376
Imprint A K Peters
Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
Weight(grams) 488g
