On Formally Undecidable Propositions of Principia Mathematica and Related Systems by Kurt Gödel, Bernard Meltzer
On Formally Undecidable Propositions of Principia Mathematica and Related Systems

Kurt Gödel, Bernard Meltzer

On Formally Undecidable Propositions of Principia Mathematica and Related Systems

Kurt Gödel, Bernard Meltzer

80 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

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This book is a must-read for mathematicians, logicians, and anyone fascinated by the history of mathematics, as it offers a profound exploration of the revolutionary ideas of Kurt Gödel, which will challenge and illuminate even the most curious minds.

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In 1931, a young Austrian mathematician published an epoch-making paper containing one of the most revolutionary ideas in logic since Aristotle. Kurt Giidel maintained, and offered detailed proof, that in any arithmetic system, even in elementary ...

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