Logicomix

[mzrowan]

This sounds like something many of you would be interested in: "...a comic book about the quest for logical certainty in mathematics. The story spans the decades from the late 19th century to World War II, a period when the nature of mathematical truth was being furiously debated. The stellar cast, headed up by Bertrand Russell, includes the

Comments

[lightcastle]

Intriguing.

[wotw]

I was sent an advance copy of this to review several
months ago. I'm not reviewing it, but I did read it
and I do think it's surprisingly good.

Or to be more precise: It takes a disappointing
turn toward the infantile near the end, but the
first 80% is surprisingly good.

Yeah it sounds fun

[drwex]

My dad sent me the pointer to the NYTimes story a few days ago. The reviewer says that the story takes some severe liberties with the facts, but still might be fun...