From Trotsky to Gödel: The Life of Jean Van Heijenoort (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781568811482)

This story of a highly intelligent observer of the turbulent 20th century who was intimately involved as the secretary and bodyguard to Leon Trotsky is based on extensive interviews with the subject, Jean van Heijenoort, and his family, friends, and colleagues. The author has captured the personal drama and the professional life of her protagonist--ranging from the political passion of a young intellectual to the scientific and historic work in the most abstract and yet philosophically important area of logic--in a very readable narrative.

Author: Anita Burdman Feferman
ISBN-10: 1568811489
ISBN-13: 9781568811482
Publisher: A K PETERS
Language: English
Published: 12/11/2000
Pages: 426
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2001 pg. 4