Kurt Gödel (1906-1978) was an Austrian-American mathematician, who is best known for his incompleteness theorems. He was the greatest mathematical logician of

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The first book to present a readable explanation of Godel's theorem to both scholars and non-specialists, this is a gripping combination of science and accessib

Peter Smith examines Gödel's Theorems, how they were established and why they matter.

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