Meta Math!: The Quest for Omega - Paperback

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Meta Math!: The Quest for Omega - Paperback

Name: Meta Math!: The Quest for Omega - Paperback
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SKU: 9781400077977
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by Gregory Chaitin

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by Gregory Chaitin (Author)

Gregory Chaitin, one of the world's foremost mathematicians, leads us on a spellbinding journey, illuminating the process by which he arrived at his groundbreaking theory.

Chaitin's revolutionary discovery, the Omega number, is an exquisitely complex representation of unknowability in mathematics. His investigations shed light on what we can ultimately know about the universe and the very nature of life. In an infectious and enthusiastic narrative, Chaitin delineates the specific intellectual and intuitive steps he took toward the discovery. He takes us to the very frontiers of scientific thinking, and helps us to appreciate the art--and the sheer beauty--in the science of math.

Author Biography

Gregory Chaitin works at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Westchester County, New York, and is a visiting professor in the Computer Science Department of the University of Auckland, New Zealand. The author of eight previous books on mathematics, he lives in New York.

Number of Pages: 240

Dimensions: 0.63 x 7.94 x 5.28 IN

Publication Date: November 14, 2006

ISBN	9781400077977
Author	Gregory Chaitin
Publisher	Vintage
Genre	Education and Philosophy
Format	Paperback
Published	November 2006
Language	ENG- English
Pages	240
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print