Logicomix
An Epic Search for Truth
Bertrand Russell's search for the foundations of mathematics, told as a graphic novel about its own making.
The story of Bertrand Russell’s search for certain foundations for mathematics, told as a graphic novel that also narrates its own writing. Russell, Frege, Wittgenstein and Gödel appear as characters, and the paradoxes are drawn rather than explained. A bestseller in several countries and unusual for making logic legible.
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Marcus du Sautoy
Ideas of infinity are in there. But it’s just a beautifully told story and also they talk about their writing of the book, so it’s very self-referential, which is the whole key to Gödel’s proof. And there’s a lovely use of the graphic novel form, of people’s thought bubbles inside thought bubbles inside thought bubbles. It’s incredibly playful and I think it’s a fantastic addition to the mathematical literature.
Interview · September 2014
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