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Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
October 28, 2009
Christos H. Papadimitriou professor, computer science, University of California, Berkeley

Author and computer scientist Christos Papadimitriou discusses his new graphic novel-ized biography of the philosopher and logician Bertrand Russell, Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth.

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Publisher: Bloomsbury USA (2009)
Binding: Paperback, 352 pages
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