Ideas from the Edge of Knowledge. Einstein, Gödel, and the Philosophy of Science

Jim Holt's book is dedicated to the amazing language of science, in which generations of scientists have described the mysteries of the world, the systems of nature, and the perfect beauty and harmony of the surrounding world. The heroes of... the book "Ideas from the Edge of Knowledge" are scientists from various epochs, countries, and times who, following Plato, sought to find structure and harmony in nature, mathematics, and the natural sciences. This book will surely appeal to you if you are charmed by the fractals of Benoit Mandelbrot, the abstract algebra of Emmy Noether, and Kurt Gödel's universe without time. Jim Holt's book is the most comprehensive self-teacher of the language of science, in which everyone will find the necessary and beautiful expressions, phrases, and word combinations.