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Naming infinity : a true story of religious mysticism and mathematical creativity, Loren Graham and Jean-Michel Kantor
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- Summary
- The intellectual drama will attract readers who are interested in mystical religion and the foundations of mathematics. The personal drama will attract readers who are interested in a human tragedy with characters who met their fates with exceptional courage--Freeman Dyson
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 239 pages)
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9780674053915
- Label
- Naming infinity : a true story of religious mysticism and mathematical creativity
- Title
- Naming infinity
- Title remainder
- a true story of religious mysticism and mathematical creativity
- Statement of responsibility
- Loren Graham and Jean-Michel Kantor
- Title variation
- True story of religious mysticism and mathematical creativity
- Subject
-
- Electronic books
- France
- Frankreich
- MATHEMATICS -- History & Philosophy
- Mathematics -- France -- Philosophy
- Mathematics -- France -- Religious aspects
- Mathematics -- Philosophy
- Mathematics -- Russia (Federation) -- Philosophy
- Mathematics -- Russia (Federation) -- Religious aspects
- Mengenlehre
- Mysticism
- Mysticism -- Russia (Federation)
- Mystizismus
- Rationalität
- Russia (Federation)
- Russland
- SCIENCE -- History
- Set theory
- Set theory
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The intellectual drama will attract readers who are interested in mystical religion and the foundations of mathematics. The personal drama will attract readers who are interested in a human tragedy with characters who met their fates with exceptional courage--Freeman Dyson
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Graham, Loren R
- Dewey number
- 510.947/0904
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QA27.R8
- LC item number
- G73 2009eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Kantor, Jean-Michel
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Mathematics
- Mysticism
- Mathematics
- Mathematics
- Mathematics
- Set theory
- MATHEMATICS
- SCIENCE
- Mathematics
- Mysticism
- Set theory
- France
- Russia (Federation)
- Mengenlehre
- Rationalität
- Mystizismus
- Frankreich
- Russland
- Label
- Naming infinity : a true story of religious mysticism and mathematical creativity, Loren Graham and Jean-Michel Kantor
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-227) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- 651657407
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 239 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780674053915
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctvjfbtfv
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)651657407
- Label
- Naming infinity : a true story of religious mysticism and mathematical creativity, Loren Graham and Jean-Michel Kantor
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-227) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- 651657407
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 239 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780674053915
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctvjfbtfv
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)651657407
Subject
- Electronic books
- France
- Frankreich
- MATHEMATICS -- History & Philosophy
- Mathematics -- France -- Philosophy
- Mathematics -- France -- Religious aspects
- Mathematics -- Philosophy
- Mathematics -- Russia (Federation) -- Philosophy
- Mathematics -- Russia (Federation) -- Religious aspects
- Mengenlehre
- Mysticism
- Mysticism -- Russia (Federation)
- Mystizismus
- Rationalität
- Russia (Federation)
- Russland
- SCIENCE -- History
- Set theory
- Set theory
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