Reuben Goodstein
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Reuben Louis Goodstein (15 December 1912 – 8 March 1985) was an English mathematician with a strong interest in the philosophy and teaching of mathematics.[3]
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Reuben Goodstein | |
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Born | (1912-12-15)15 December 1912 London, England |
Died | 8 March 1985(1985-03-08) (aged 72) Leicester, England |
Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge Birkbeck, University of London |
Known for | Goodstein's theorem Primitive recursive arithmetic |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Leicester University of Cambridge |
Thesis | An axiom-free equation calculus (1946) |
Academic advisors | Ludwig Wittgenstein[1][2] |
Doctoral students | Alan Bundy S. Barry Cooper Martin Löb |
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