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A portrait of the eminent twentieth-century mathematician discusses his groundbreaking theorem of incompleteness, contributions within the famous Vienna circle, relationships with such contemporaries as Albert Einstein, and untimely death as a result of mental instability and self-starvation. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

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9780393051698 | W W Norton & Co Inc, February 1, 2005, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: 'An introduction to the life and thought of Kurt Gèodel, who transformed our conception of math forever'--Provided by publisher.

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9780393327601 | Reprint edition (W W Norton & Co Inc, February 1, 2006), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A portrait of the eminent twentieth-century mathematician discusses his theorem of incompleteness, relationships with such contemporaries as Albert Einstein, and untimely death as a result of mental instability and self-starvation.

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9781568810256 | A K Peters Ltd, December 1, 1996, cover price $49.95

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9781568812564 | A K Peters Ltd, June 30, 2005, cover price $44.95

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Tells the life story of the contemporary and intellectual peer of Einstein, and describes his work which revolutionized mathematics, philosophy, linguistics, computer science, and cosmology. (view table of contents)

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9780738205182 | Basic Books, September 5, 2001, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: Tells the life story of the contemporary and intellectual peer of Einstein, and describes his work which revolutionized mathematics, philosophy, linguistics, computer science, and cosmology.

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A biography of the brilliant physicist explores the role his Incompleteness theory playing in changing mathematics, science, and philosophy, while honestly facing the eccentricities and paranoia that eventually led to his death by starvation. 20,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

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9780738202747 | Perseus Books, September 1, 2000, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Tells the life story of the contemporary and intellectual peer of Einstein, and describes his work which revolutionized mathematics, philosophy, linguistics, computer science, and cosmology.

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9780534575953 | Wadsworth Pub Co, December 1, 1999, cover price $17.95

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9780262730877 | Bradford Books, April 1, 1990, cover price $45.00

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