The Unknowable
Author | : Gregory J. Chaitin |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1999-07-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9814021725 |
ISBN-13 | : 9789814021722 |
Rating | : 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Unknowable written by Gregory J. Chaitin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1999-07-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential companion to Chaitins highly successful The Limits of Mathematics, gives a brilliant historical survey of important work on the foundations of mathematics. The Unknowable is a very readable introduction to Chaitins ideas, and includes software (on the authors website) that will enable users to interact with the authors proofs. "Chaitins new book, The Unknowable, is a welcome addition to his oeuvre. In it he manages to bring his amazingly seminal insights to the attention of a much larger audience His work has deserved such treatment for a long time." JOHN ALLEN PAULOS, AUTHOR OF ONCE UPON A NUMBER