Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel (Great Discoveries)

by Rebecca Goldstein

Overview

"A gem…An unforgettable account of one of the great moments in the history of human thought." —Steven Pinker

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393242454
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	08/05/2013
Series:	Great Discoveries
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

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.