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The Search for Mathematical Roots, 1870-1940: Logics, Set Theories and the Foundations of Mathematics from Cantor through Russell to Godel
Ivor Grattan-Guinness
The Search for Mathematical Roots, 1870-1940: Logics, Set Theories and the Foundations of Mathematics from Cantor through Russell to Godel
Ivor Grattan-Guinness
Presents the history of a critical period in mathematics that includes accounts of the two principal influences upon Russell around 1900: the set theory of Cantor and the mathematical logic of Peano and his followers. This work provides surveys of many related topics and figures of the late nineteenth century.
624 pages, 16 tables, 4 halftones, 3 line illus.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | November 26, 2000 |
ISBN13 | 9780691058580 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 624 |
Dimensions | 161 × 234 × 39 mm · 1.01 kg |
Language | English |
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