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“I think logicians hate my work, they detest it! And I'm like pornography, I'm sort of an unmentionable subject in the world of logic, because my results are so disgusting!”

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Gregory Chaitin
Gregory Chaitin

Gregory Chaitin is a renowned mathematician known for his contributions to the theory of computation undecidability and randomness. Born in 1947, he is a pioneer in the study of algorithmic randomness and complexity. more

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