Naming infinity: a true story of religious mysticism and mathematical creativity

Storming a monastery -- A crisis in mathematics -- The French trio: Borel, Lebesgue, Baire -- The Russian trio: Egorov, Luzin, Florensky -- Russian mathematics and mysticism -- The legendary Lusitania -- Fates of the Russian trio -- Lusitania and after -- The human in mathematics, then and now

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Authors: Graham, Loren R. 1933- (Author) ; Kantor, Jean-Michel 1946- (Author)
Tipo de documento: Print Livro
Idioma:Inglês
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Publicado em: Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press 2009
Em:Ano: 2009
Análises:Naming infinity. A true story of religious mysticism and mathematical creativity. By Loren Graham and Jean-Michel Kantor. Pp. xi+239 incl. 36 ills. Cambridge, MA–London: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009. £19.95. 978 0 674 03293 4 (2010) (Edwards, Mark, 1962 -)
(Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão:B Rússia / Misticismo / Teoria dos conjuntos / Racionalidade / Frankreich / Ciências naturais / Teologia / Filosofia da religião / História 1900-1950
Outras palavras-chave:B Mysticism (Russia (Federation))
B Mathematics (France) Religious aspects
B Mathematics (France) Philosophy
B Set theory
B Mathematics (Russia (Federation)) Religious aspects
B Mathematics (Russia (Federation)) Philosophy
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Resumo:Storming a monastery -- A crisis in mathematics -- The French trio: Borel, Lebesgue, Baire -- The Russian trio: Egorov, Luzin, Florensky -- Russian mathematics and mysticism -- The legendary Lusitania -- Fates of the Russian trio -- Lusitania and after -- The human in mathematics, then and now
Descrição do item:Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-227) and index
ISBN:0674032934

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