A dazzling group biography of the early twentieth-century thinkers who transformed the way the world thought about math and science

Inspired by Albert Einstein''s theory of relativity and Bertrand Russell and David Hilbert''s pursuit of the fundamental rules of mathematics, some of the most brilliant minds of the generation came together in post-World War I Vienna to present the latest theories in mathematics, science, and philosophy and to build a strong foundation for scientific investigationComposed of such luminaries as Kurt Gö and Rudolf Carnap, and stimulated by the works of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper, the Vienna Circle left an indelible mark on science.

Exact Thinking in Demented Times tells the often outrageous, sometimes tragic, and never boring stories of the men who transformed scientific thoughtA revealing work of history, this landmark book pays tribute to those who dared to reinvent knowledge from the ground up.


Format Inbunden Omfång 384 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Basic Books Utgivningsdatum 2017-12-28 ISBN 9780465096954