David Foster Wallace
Everything And More
- ISBN 13:
- 9780393003383
- author:
- David Foster Wallace
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- W. W. Norton & Company
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2003
- Pages:
- 332
- Dimensions:
- 145 mm X 211 mm
- Genre:
- Science Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
David Foster Wallace explores one of mathematics' most enduring puzzles: the nature of infinity. His book delves into Georg Cantor's groundbreaking discovery of a progression of larger and larger infinities, which challenged traditional understanding and led to significant developments in set theory, analytic philosophy, and computer technology.
The result is a smart and challenging work that brings immediate recognition to the fascinating world of higher mathematics. Wallace's tour de force offers a thoroughly rewarding read for those interested in the intellectual history of mathematics.