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The Mystery of the Aleph : Mathematics, the Kabbalah, and the Search for Infinity
The Mystery of the Aleph Mathematics the Kabbalah and the Search for Infinity
Author: Amir D. Aczel
From the end of the 19th century until his death, one of history's most brilliant mathematicians languished in an asylum. The Mystery of the Aleph tells the story of Georg Cantor (1845-1918), a Russian-born German who created set theory, the concept of infinite numbers, and the "continuum hypothesis," which challenged the very foundations of mat...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780743422994
ISBN-10: 0743422996
Publication Date: 9/1/2001
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Washington Square Press
Book Type: Paperback
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A nice overview of set theory and its history. Great characterization of the minds behind the theory and their motivation. An excellent bibliography at the end for those who wish to study set theory in greater depth. I liked this book.
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