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Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges. Codice articolo DBV.0393003388.VG
The award-winning author of Infinite Jest considers the paradoxical nature of infinity, considering whether or not it is mathematically plausible or just an abstract concept, and examining the work of Georg Cantor as it contributed to the development of set theory, analytic philosophy, and computer technology. 50,000 first printing.
Product Description: Is infinity a valid mathematical property or a meaningless abstraction? Wallace examines one of math's most enduring puzzles: the seemingly paradoxical nature of infinity, exploring the 19th century's mathematical genius Cantor's answer to the question.
Titolo: Everything and More: A Compact History of ...
Casa editrice: W. W. Norton & Company
Data di pubblicazione: 2003
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: very_good