Everything and More (by DFW)

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I'm about halfway through David Foster Wallace's "Everything and More" (his book on Georg Cantor and transfinite mathematics) and loving it so far, although it's pretty tough going in places. I am vaguely informed that some of the math is slightly dodgy; can someone tell me more? And is anybody else here reading it?

― Douglas (Douglas), Friday, 7 November 2003 22:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Pete to thread!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 7 November 2003 22:18 (twenty-one years ago)

I think it was Toby who said the maths was bobbins. This is not that surprising, given the howlers in Infinite Jest.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Friday, 7 November 2003 22:31 (twenty-one years ago)

The review in The New Yorker last week (by Jim Holt) went into some detail about sketchy math. Not online anymore, though, unfortunately.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 November 2003 22:42 (twenty-one years ago)

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