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  • Sterling Publishing 'Zermelo-Fraenkel with Choice axioms' Sterling Publishing 'Zermelo-Fraenkel with Choice axioms' In the early 1900s, a group of mathematicians turned set theory, first proposed by Georg Cantor in the 1870s, into a series of logical statements from which all of mathematics could be derived.

    The Girl With the Science Tattoo 2012

  • Replaced Ulrici at the University of Halle and became a colleague of Georg Cantor and J.E. E.dmann.

    On A Trans-Atlantic Flight 2009

  • He also had further interactions with important mathematicians; thus, he was in correspondence with Georg Cantor, collaborated with Heinrich Weber, and developed an intellectual rivalry with Leopold Kronecker.

    Dedekind's Contributions to the Foundations of Mathematics Reck, Erich 2008

  • The young Georg Cantor entered into this area, which led him to the study of point-sets.

    The Early Development of Set Theory Ferreirós, José 2007

  • So it's just like Georg Cantor said, the recursion continues forever.

    Ron Eglash on African fractals 2007

  • The film begins with Georg Cantor, the great mathematician whose work proved to be the foundation for much of the 20th-century mathematics.

    Dangerous Knowledge William Harryman 2007

  • As German mathematician Georg Cantor demonstrated in the late 19th century, there exists a variety of infinities—and some are simply larger than others.

    Strange but True: Infinity Comes in Different Sizes | Impact Lab 2007

  • So it's just like Georg Cantor said, the recursion continues forever.

    Ron Eglash on African fractals 2007

  • And finally, out of desperation, I said, "Well, let me explain Georg Cantor in 1877."

    Ron Eglash on African fractals 2007

  • I want to start my story in Germany, in 1877, with a mathematician named Georg Cantor.

    Ron Eglash on African fractals 2007

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