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Gregory H. Moore | |
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Alma mater | University of Toronto |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematical logic history |
Institutions | McMaster University |
Thesis | Zermelo's Axiom of Choice: Its Origins and Role in the Development of Mathematics (1979) |
Doctoral advisors | Kenneth O. May[1] Joseph Warren Dauben |
Gregory H. Moore is a historian of mathematical logic. He is a professor of mathematics at McMaster University in Canada.
History of mathematics
[edit]G.H. Moore's book, "Zermelo's Axiom of Choice",[2] on the history of the axiom of choice is the major work on this important topic in mathematics. The axiom of choice was introduced in 1905 by Ernst Zermelo, sparking decades of controversy. This topic is still an area of active research in model theory. Moore's book describes in great detail how the Axiom influenced mathematics over 75 years. A very comprehensive summary of the state of the art regarding the Axiom of Choice appeared in 1998.[3]
The importance of Moore's Axiom of Choice history book is well-known in the field. According to a 2014 review by John L. Bell, Moore’s book was at that time the only comprehensive account of the history and development of the Axiom of Choice.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory H. Moore at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ Moore, Gregory H. (2013) [1982]. Zermelo's axiom of choice: Its origins, development & influence. Mineola, New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0-486-48841-7.
- ^ Howard, Paul; Rubin, Jean E. (1998). Consequences of the axiom of choice. Mathematical Surveys and Monographs. Vol. 59. Providence, Rhode Island: American Mathematical Society. ISBN 9780821809778.
- ^ Bell, John L. (2014). "Gregory H. Moore. Zermelo's Axiom of Choice: Its Origins, Development, and Influence". Philosophia Mathematica. 22 (1): 131–134. doi:10.1093/philmat/nkt038.