Description: Further DetailsTitle: Gödel's ProofCondition: NewISBN-10: 0814758371EAN: 9780814758373ISBN: 9780814758373Publisher: New York University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 10/01/2008Description: An accessible explanation of Kurt Gödel's groundbreaking work in mathematical logicIn 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 highest award of its kind in the United States. The award committee described his work in mathematical logic as "one of the greatest contributions to the sciences in recent times." However, few mathematicians of the time were equipped to understand the young scholar's complex proof. Ernest Nagel and James Newman provide a readable and accessible explanation to both scholars and non-specialists of the main ideas and broad implications of Gödel's discovery. It offers every educated person with a taste for logic and philosophy the chance to understand a previously difficult and inaccessible subject. New York University Press is proud to publish this special edition of one of its bestselling books. With a new introduction by Douglas R. Hofstadter, this book will appeal students, scholars, and professionals in the fields of mathematics, computer science, logic and philosophy, and science.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 203mmItem Length: 127mmItem Weight: 181gAuthor: James R. Newman, Ernest NagelContributor: Douglas R. Hofstadter (Foreword by)Genre: Science Nature & MathRelease Year: 2008 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Gödel's Proof
Title: Gödel's Proof
ISBN-10: 0814758371
EAN: 9780814758373
ISBN: 9780814758373
Release Date: 10/01/2008
Release Year: 2008
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: Douglas R. Hofstadter (Foreword by)
Genre: Science Nature & Math
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Gödel's Proof
Publisher: New York University Press
Subject: Logic
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2008
Item Weight: 6.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Mathematics
Author: Ernest Nagel, James R. Newman
Item Length: 8 in
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
