Reuben Goodstein
Reuben Goodstein | |
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| Born | Reuben Louis Goodstein 15 December 1912 London, England |
| Died | 8 March 1985 (aged 72) Leicester, England |
| Education | Magdalene College, Cambridge (MA) Birkbeck, University of London (PhD) |
| Known for | Goodstein's theorem Primitive recursive arithmetic |
| Scientific career | |
| Workplaces | University of Leicester University of Cambridge |
| Thesis | An axiom-free equation calculus (1946) |
| Ludwig Wittgenstein | |
Doctoral students | Alan Bundy S. Barry Cooper Martin Löb |
Reuben Louis Goodstein (15 December 1912 – 8 March 1985) was an English mathematician with an interest in the philosophy and teaching of mathematics.