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The odd genius who showed that one infinity was greater than another

io9 - Jan 7, 2012
This problem of infinity was pondered by Georg Cantor. What he concluded started him down a road that wound through infamy, through respectability, and wound up in theology. Find out more than anyone ever cared to consider about the infinite.

Minnesota Orchestra to perform work by 20-year-old McNally Smith student

Minnesota Public Radio - Jan 5, 2012
Another recent work, Cantor, explores the mathematical theorems of Georg Cantor with a string quartet. The Minnesota Orchestra's 11th annual Composer Institute is directed by composer Aaron Jay Kernis. 153 candidates applied.

Math in a Minute: How a tortoise can win a race

New Scientist (blog) - Jan 5, 2012
The gap between the contenders is divided an infinite number of intervals, which Zeno argued is impossible to overtake. The puzzle perplexed mathematicians for centauries until Georg Cantor's work on infinite series helped unravel it.

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The Mystery of the Aleph: Mathematics, the Kabbalah, and the Search for Infinity

by: Amir D. Aczel
A compelling narrative that blends a story of infinity with the tagic tale of a tormented and brilliant mathematician. From the end of the ninteenth century until his death, one of history's greatest mathematicians languished in an asylum, driven mad by an almost Faustian thirst for universal knowledge. THE MYSTERY OF THE ALEPH tells the story of Georg Cantor (1845-1918), a Russian born German whose work on the 'continuum problem' would bring us closer than any mathemetician before him in helping us to comprehend the nature of infinity.
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The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibniz to Turing

by: Martin Davis

The breathtakingly rapid pace of change in computing makes it easy to overlook the pioneers who began it all. Written by Martin Davis, respected logician and researcher in the theory of computation, The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibniz to Turing explores the fascinating lives, ideas, and discoveries of seven remarkable mathematicians. It tells the stories of the unsung heroes of the computer age – the logicians.

The story begins with Leibniz in the 17.
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Georg Cantor

by: Joseph W. Dauben

One of the greatest revolutions in mathematics occurred when Georg Cantor (1845-1918) promulgated his theory of transfinite sets. This revolution is the subject of Joseph Dauben's important studythe most thorough yet writtenof the philosopher and mathematician who was once called a "corrupter of youth" for an innovation that is now a vital component of elementary school curricula.

Set theory has been widely adopted in mathematics and philosophy, but the controversy surrounding it at the turn of the century remains of great interest.
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