Logicomix An Epic Search for Truth

Name: Logicomix An Epic Search for Truth
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ISBN: 9781596914520

ISBN-10: 1596914521

ISBN-13: 9781596914520

Edition: 2009

Authors: Apostolos Doxiadis, Christos Papadimitriou, Alecos Papadatos, Annie Di Donna

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An innovative, dramatic graphic novel about the treacherous pursuit of the foundations of mathematics.This exceptional graphic novel recounts the spiritual odyssey of philosopher Bertrand Russell. In his agonized search for absolute truth, Russell crosses paths with legendary thinkers like Gottlob Frege, David Hilbert, and Kurt Godel, and finds a passionate student in the great Ludwig Wittgenstein. But his most ambitious goalto establish unshakable logical foundations of mathematicscontinues to loom before him. Through love and hate, peace and war, Russell persists in the dogged mission that threatens to claim both his career and his personal happiness, finally driving him to the brink of…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 10/5/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.70" wide x 9.38" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.936

Admitted to Columbia University when he was 15, Apostolos Doxiadis has studied mathematics at both undergraduate and graduate level. An internationally recognised expert on the subjects of mathematics and narrative, he has also worked in film and theatre, and is the author of the international bestseller Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture .