Abel's Proof
Subtitle: An Essay on the Sources and Meaning of Mathematical Unsolvability
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: April 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9780262661829
Subjects: History of mathematics; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics; Essays; History & Philosophy; Technology / Social Aspects; Logic
First sentence: In 1824, a young Norwegian named Niels Henrik Abel published a small pamphlet announcing a new mathematical proof for an old problem.
Description: The intellectual and human story of a mathematical proof that transformed our ideas about mathematics.