Author : Gregory J. Chaitin
Release : 1999-07-01
Genre : Mathematics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 722/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Unknowable by : Gregory J. Chaitin
Download or read book The Unknowable written by Gregory J. Chaitin. This book was released on 1999-07-01. 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