When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought

When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought
ISBN-10
0374146705
ISBN-13
9780374146702
Category
Mathematics
Pages
384
Language
English
Published
2018-05-15
Publisher
Farrar Straus and Giroux
Author
Jim Holt

Description

"A collection of essays on philosophy, mathematics, and science, and the people who pursue them"--

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