I mostly read sci-fi, but sometimes also read other things. Languages: português/english/日本語.
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33% complete! Leonardo Pacheco has read 4 of 12 books.
Biography of John von Neumann. I don’t think I like him much after reading this. I knew he was involved with the atomic bomb development, but not that he was so central to so much military research. Also, the explanations for the mathematics I have studied were quite weak (no idea about how good are the physics though).
Biography of Kurt Gödel. It was a pretty interesting read, and also gives a very nice landscape of logic in Europe before WWII (both the people and the results).
Labyrinths (1970, Penguin)
Labyrinths is a collection of short stories and essays by the writer Jorge Luis Borges. …
A few good ideas, but mostly meh. I think I liked Borges better when I read him in portuguese. Many stories read as ‘look at this weird math’; personally, I feel more satisfied with proper books on mathematical logic.
Labyrinths (1970, Penguin)
Labyrinths is a collection of short stories and essays by the writer Jorge Luis Borges. It was translated into English, …
