by John L. Casti, Werner DePauli · Basic Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780738205182
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«Gödel: A Life of Logic» is the biography of Kurt Gödel written by John L. Casti and Werner DePauli, published by Basic Books in paperback (224 pages, in English).
A popular biography of the logician Kurt Gödel, famous for the incompleteness theorem that called into question the mathematics and philosophy of his time. The book covers his childhood in Brno, his involvement in the Vienna Circle and his years in Princeton, addressing both his contributions to logic, computer science and cosmology and his friendship with Albert Einstein and his eccentric character.
First biography of Kurt Gödel aimed at the general public, originally published on September 6, 2001.
Intended for readers curious about the history of science and logic, with no prior mathematical training required.
John L. Casti is an author, complexity scientist, systems theorist, mathematician and entrepreneur.
