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" Conversations with a Mathematician : "
by Gregory J. Chaitin.
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BL
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718860
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b538550
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by Gregory J. Chaitin.
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Conversations with a Mathematician : : Math, Art, Science and the Limits of Reason\ by Gregory J. Chaitin.
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London: Springer London, 2002
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(vii, 158 pages)
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1447101855
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: 9781447101857
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A Century of Controversy over the foundations of mathematics --;How to be a mathematician --;The creative life: science vs art --;Algorithmic information theory and the foundations of mathematics --;Randomness in arithmetic --;The reason for my life --;Undecidability and randomness in pure mathematics --;Math, science and fantasy --;Sensual mathematics --;Final thoughts.
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A collection of his most wide-ranging and non-technical lectures and interviews
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Computer science -- Mathematics.
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Computer science.
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Mathematics.
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QA29.C4B947 2002
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Gregory J Chaitin
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A collection of his most wide-ranging and non-technical lectures and interviews
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