Exact Thinking in Demented Times: The Vienna Circle and the Epic Quest for the Foundations of Science - Couverture rigide

Sigmund, Karl

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0465096956 ISBN 13 : 9780465096954

Editeur : Basic Books, 2017

Synopsis

A dazzling group biography of the early twentieth-century thinkers who transformed the way the world thought about math and science

Inspired by Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and Bertrand Russell and David Hilbert's pursuit of the fundamental rules of mathematics, some of the most brilliant minds of the generation came together in post-World War I Vienna to present the latest theories in mathematics, science, and philosophy and to build a strong foundation for scientific investigation. Composed of such luminaries as Kurt Gödel and Rudolf Carnap, and stimulated by the works of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper, the Vienna Circle left an indelible mark on science.

Exact Thinking in Demented Times tells the often outrageous, sometimes tragic, and never boring stories of the men who transformed scientific thought. A revealing work of history, this landmark book pays tribute to those who dared to reinvent knowledge from the ground up.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Karl Sigmund is a professor of mathematics at the University of Vienna. One of the pioneers of evolutionary game theory, he lives in Vienna.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0465096956
• ISBN 13: 9780465096954
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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