Ernst Zermelo An Approach to His Life and Work /

• Main Authors: Ebbinghaus, Heinz Dieter (Author), Peckhaus, Volker (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Mathematics.; History.; Logic.; Mathematical logic.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; Mathematical Logic and Foundations.; Applications of Mathematics.; History of Science.; Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages.

This biography sheds light on all facets of the life and the achievements of Ernst Zermelo (1871-1953). Zermelo is best-known for the statement of the axiom of choice and his axiomatization of set theory. However, he also worked in applied mathematics and mathematical physics. His dissertation, for...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Berlin 1871–1897
• 2 Göttingen 1897–1910
• 3 Zurich 1910–1921
• 4 Freiburg 1921–1953
• 5 A Final Word
• 6 Zermelo’s Curriculum Vitae
• 7 Appendix. Selected Original Versions
• References
• Index.