>> And on that note, _Godel, Escher, Bach_. Finally!! i was waiting with eager anticipation for GEB to pop-up, particularity given its silk list. and Udhay, had you invited Rucker too ? or is he already a lurker? that book of Rucker is of course, brilliant. (including little gems like describing Godel's laughter) incidentally, like Gamow, Rucker too does his own drawings.
abhishek On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote: > ss wrote, [on 5/6/2009 10:13 AM]: > > > Something by George Gamow would be a good idea. > > This reminds me (via the alchemy of free association) of one book that > quite literally changed my life: _Infinity and the Mind_ by Rudy Rucker. > And on that note, _Godel, Escher, Bach_. > > Aside: I once invited Douglas Hofstadter to silklist, and received a > polite, though terse, note that he was not interested in the internet at > all. > > Udhay > -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) > > -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - does the frog know it has a latin name? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
