Logicomix

"Logicomix," a graphic "novel" by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos Papadimitriou about Bertrand Russell's effort to establish the logical foundations of mathematics.

Politics Stefan Beck 2010

"Logicomix," a graphic "novel" by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos Papadimitriou about Bertrand Russell's effort to establish the logical foundations of mathematics.

Politics Stefan Beck 2010

Originally published in Greek in the fall of 2008, "Logicomix" was a hit at home.

Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE 2009

"Logicomix" is set in a world of frightened children, love affairs, shattered dreams, professional jealousies and more than a smattering of insanity.

ScrippsNews 2009

"Logicomix" is about the search for the logical foundation of mathematics, the great scientific dream of the early 20th century, motivated by the conviction that, in the words of one character, "the world is totally understandable by reason."

ScrippsNews 2009

The aim of "Logicomix" is "to tell a fascinating story about the history of ideas," said Doxiadis, who published a novel in 2001 entitled "Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture" about a boy's quest for knowledge about his reclusive mathematician uncle.

Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE 2009

Bertrand Russell is an unexpected comic book hero, but then, "Logicomix" is full of surprises.

ScrippsNews 2009

"For a historical novel, which 'Logicomix' is, (the format) really works.

ScrippsNews 2009

* The team behind Logicomix explains structuralism.

Select Links While I’m Away (Part 1) « Gerry Canavan 2010

The first was Logicomix: And Epic Search for Truth, a historical graphic novel about Bertrand Russell and other logicians in his era.

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