Is God A Mathematician? by Mario Livio
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences
An accessible exploration of whether mathematics is discovered or invented, tracing key episodes and personalities in its history while explaining central concepts (from prime numbers, irrational and complex numbers to Gödel’s incompleteness and Cantor’s infinities) and examining the uncanny effectiveness of mathematical structures in describing the physical world; through historical anecdotes, clear explanations, and philosophical reflection the book emphasizes the role of aesthetic intuition and practical success in mathematical discovery but stops short of a definitive resolution to the question.
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- 2009
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