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Kurt Goedel - The Genius of Metamathematics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
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Kurt Goedel - The Genius of Metamathematics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Series: Springer Biographies
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During his lifetime, Kurt Goedel was not well known outside the
professional world of mathematicians, philosophers and theoretical
physicists. Early in his career, for his doctoral thesis and then
for his Habilitation (Dr.Sci.), he wrote earthshaking articles on
the completeness and provability of mathematical-logical systems,
upsetting the hypotheses of the most famous
mathematicians/philosophers of the time. He later delved into
theoretical physics, finding a unique solution to Einstein's
equations for gravity, the 'Goedel Universe', and made
contributions to philosophy, the guiding theme of his life. This
book includes more details about the context of Goedel's life than
are found in earlier biographies, while avoiding an elaborate
treatment of his mathematical/scientific/philosophical works, which
have been described in great detail in other books. In this way, it
makes him and his times more accessible to general readers, and
will allow them to appreciate the lasting effects of Goedel's
contributions (the latter in a more up-to-date context than in
previous biographies, many of which were written 15-25 years ago).
His work spans or is relevant to a wide spectrum of intellectual
endeavor, and this is emphasized in the book, with recent examples.
This biography also examines possible sources of his unusual
personality, which combined mathematical genius with an almost
childlike naivete concerning everyday life, and striking scientific
innovations with timidity and hesitancy in practical matters. How
he nevertheless had a long and successful career, inspiring many
younger scholars along the way, with the help of his loyal wife
Adele and some of his friends, is a fascinating story in human
nature.
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