List of Plates ix Foreword by Douglas Hofstadter xi Preface to the 2012 Centenary edition xv PART ONE: THE LOGICAL 1 Esprit de Corps to 13 February 1930 1 2 The Spirit of Truth to 14 April 1936 46 3 New Men to 3 September 1939 111 4 The Relay Race to 10 November 1942 160 BRIDGE PASSAGE to 1 April 1943 242 PART TWO: THE PHYSICAL 5 Running Up to 2 September 1945 259 6 Mercury Delayed to 2 October 1948 314 7 The Greenwood Tree to 7 February 1952 390 8 On the Beach to 7 June 1954 456 Postscript 529 Author's Note 530 Notes 541 Acknowledgements 569 Index 570
Andrew Hodges teaches mathematics at Wadham College, University of Oxford. A colleague of Roger Penrose, he is also an active contributor to the mathematics of fundamental physics.
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