Kurt Gödel · articles that mention them
Kurt Gödel proved that formal mathematical systems have fundamental limits and contributed to logic, computability and cosmology. His life was shaped by his escape from Nazi Europe, his friendship with Einstein and serious mental health difficulties.
Douglas Hofstadter's award-winning book explores self-reference and “strange loops”, showing how thought and meaning emerge from elements that have no meaning on their own.
Chilean author Benjamín Labatut's novel tells the story of John von Neumann's life and the development of artificial intelligence, from the atomic bomb to Lee Sedol's match against AlphaGo.
Mathematician and philosopher Joel David Hamkins traces the history of infinity, from Cantor and Hilbert to Gödel and Cohen, and explains why there may be no single mathematical truth.
Theoretical physicist and cosmologist Janna Levin discusses the nature of black holes, the information paradox, LIGO’s detection of gravitational waves and possible connections between quantum mechanics and gravity, as well as art and the people behind science.
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