Kurt Gödel

Janna Levin On Kurt Gödel: Incompleteness Theorem Is Not Just A Numbers Game

  Best known for his Incompleteness Theorem, Kurt Gödel (1906–1978) is considered one of the most important mathematicians and logicians of the…

2 weeks ago

The Man Who Knew Too Much: Jack Copeland on the Life and Work of Codebreaker and Computer Science Pioneer Alan Turing

  Alan Turing (1912–1954) was an English mathematician, logician, pioneer of computer science, and wartime code-breaker. He is credited with creating a design for the…

4 weeks ago

A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines

Without a doubt, Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing were two of the most compelling figures in the history of mathematics,…

3 months ago

112 Mercer Street: Einstein, Russell Gödel, Pauli, and the End of Innocence in Science

During the winter of 1943-44, as much of the supposedly civilized world was in the throes of WWII, four of…

4 months ago

10 Things You Might Not Know About Kurt Gödel

1.Kurt Gödel was born in 1906 in Brunn, Austria-Hungary (now part of the Czech Republic); his parents had him learning…

9 months ago

Incompleteness: Rebecca Goldstein on the Life and Work of Kurt Gödel

Best known for his Incompleteness Theorem, Kurt Gödel (1906–1978) is considered one of the most important mathematicians and logicians of the…

9 months ago

Incompleteness: Rebecca Goldstein on the Life and Work of Kurt Gödel

  Best known for his Incompleteness Theorem, Kurt Gödel (1906–1978) is considered one of the most important mathematicians and logicians of the…

1 year ago

Gödel’s God: It All Adds Up

Kurt Gödel (1906–1978) was in the news lately, but not because January 14th marked the 42nd anniversary of his death. Rather,…

1 year ago

RIP Richard Tieszen, Philosopher, Logician and Kurt Gödel Expert

We learned with great sadness of the passing on March 28 of Richard Tieszen (1951-2017), the author of Simply Gödel,…

5 years ago

Shaking Up Foundations Of Math: Roger Penrose On Kurt Gödel’s Groundbreaking Work

Best known for his Incompleteness Theorem, Kurt Gödel (1906-1978) is considered one of the most important mathematicians and logicians of…

9 years ago