Owen Densmore wrote circa 10-05-17 01:04 PM: > Several of us lately have taken the time to read, of all things, a > (thick) comic book .. or as it is more properly called, a graphic novel. > > Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos > Papadimitriou: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1596914521/
Note, however, this response re: logicomix from another forum: > xyz wrote: >> >> Here is a list of a few historical >> inaccuracies in the book. >> >> Russell never met Frege. >> >> Russell never met Cantor. >> >> Russell did not attend a lecture by Goedel on the incompleteness >> results. >> >> Russell's Uncle William was insane, but not locked up at Pembroke Lodge. >> >> Russsell never confessed his love to Evelyn Whitehead (though he does >> seem to have been attracted to her). >> >> In defence of Doxiadis and Papadimitriou, they admit that they have >> invented all kinds of things that never happened. >> >> One thing that irritated me about the book is that they make Russell, >> who spoke impeccable prose, into a ridiculous stage Englishman with >> phrases like "old bean", "old chap" and so on and so forth. -- glen e. p. ropella, 971-222-9095, http://agent-based-modeling.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
