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American mathematical physicist and logician (1932-2014)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1932 to 2014 · aged 82
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Edward Nelson was an American mathematician known for his work on mathematical physics and mathematical logic. In mathematical logic, he was noted especially for his internal set theory, and views on ultrafinitism and the consistency of arithmetic.

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2013Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
1995Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research
1990honorary doctor of Louis Pasteur University

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Edward Nelson was an American mathematician known for his work on mathematical physics and mathematical logic. In mathematical logic, he was noted especially for his internal set theory, and views on ultrafinitism and the consistency of arithmetic. In philosophy of mathematics he advocated the view of formalism rather than platonism or intuitionism. He also wrote on the relationship between religion and mathematics. He was professor in the Department of Mathematics at Princeton University.

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Lived 1932 to 2014 · aged 82
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