num_pages: 300
description: "A gem…An unforgettable account of one of the great moments in the history of human thought." —Steven PinkerProbing the life and work of Kurt Gödel, Incompleteness indelibly portrays the tortured genius whose vision rocked the stability of mathematical reasoning—and brought him to the edge of madness.
language: English
title: Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel
titlecomplete: Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel (Great Discoveries)
genres: Logic, Physics, Biography, Philosophy, Science, Nonfiction, Mathematics, History, Popular Science, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 1562
series: Great Discoveries
publisher: W. W. Norton  Company