
Godel,
Kurt (1906 - 1978):
Austrian-born US mathematician and philosopher, who proved that a mathematical
system always contains statements that can neither be proved nor disproved within
the system; in other words, as a science, mathematics can never be totally consistent
and totally complete.
The Complete Reference Encyclopedia. (Helicon Publishing 1993). Page 355.
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