Journey to the Edge of Reason: The Life of Kurt Gödel

Title: Journey to the Edge of Reason: The Life of Kurt Gödel Author: Stephen Budiansky ISBN: 9781324005445 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Published: 2021 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. J 1643185 Publisher Description: Nearly a hundred years after its publication, Kurt Gödel's famous proof that every mathematical system must contain propositions that are true--yet never provable--continues to unsettle mathematics, philosophy, and computer science. Yet unlike Einstein, with whom he formed a warm and abiding friendship, Gödel has long escaped all but the most casual scrutiny of his life. Stephen Budiansky's Journey to the Edge of Reason is the first biography to fully draw upon Gödel's voluminous letters a