Idei s granitsy poznaniia. Einshtein, Gedel' i filosofiia nauki - Dzhim Kholt

The language of science, like the language of music or architecture, is a special iconic system with philosophical meaning. Not everyone is able to understand musical harmony, not everyone can see the ancient elegance and symbolism of a simple formula. Meanwhile, Plato believed that someone who is able to appreciate the eternal and perfect beauty of mathematical sciences, "there is a desire to reproduce it - not biologically, but intellectually, "to be resolved from the burden" by beautiful ideas and theories." And the scientists inspired by it became the heroes of this book. What are only "Fremantle mandelbrot with their exquisite patterns", abstract algebra Emmy Neuter or Godelev universe without time.