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'''Georg Cantor''' (1845-1918) was a [[German]] [[mathematician]] who created the field of [[Set theory|Set Theory]] in several papers written between 1874 and 1897.  '''''His motivation was to understand the [[Christian]] concept of [[eternity]]'''''.  He dedicated his last publication to a passage from [[1 Corinthians (Translated)|1 Corinthians]]:  "The time will come when these things which are now hidden from you will be brought into the light."<ref>http://www.acmsonline.org/Dauben-Cantor.pdf</ref>   

'''Georg Cantor''' (1845-1918) was a [[Russian]]-[[German]]<ref>Cantor's mother was a Russian [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]], while his father was a German [[Protestant]]; Cantor was born in Russia but move to Germany, where he was never comfortable, as a boy.</ref> [[mathematician]] who created the field of [[Set theory|Set Theory]] in several papers written between 1874 and 1897.  '''''His motivation was to understand the [[Christian]] concept of [[eternity]]'''''.  He dedicated his last publication to a passage from [[1 Corinthians (Translated)|1 Corinthians]]:  "The time will come when these things which are now hidden from you will be brought into the light."<ref>http://www.acmsonline.org/Dauben-Cantor.pdf</ref>   

Cantor's work is an example of the [[best of the public]], as he never lectured at a university and was even vilified by several leading mathematicians of his time, such as [[Henri Poincare]].  Yet Cantor's revolutionary work proved to be the most influential of all, and David Hilbert praised Cantor as the greatest mathematician since before [[Leonard Euler]].  Hilbert declared, "No one shall expel us from the paradise that Cantor has created for us."

Cantor's work is an example of the [[best of the public]], as he never lectured at a university and was even vilified by several leading mathematicians of his time, such as [[Henri Poincare]].  Yet Cantor's revolutionary work proved to be the most influential of all, and David Hilbert praised Cantor as the greatest mathematician since before [[Leonard Euler]].  Hilbert declared, "No one shall expel us from the paradise that Cantor has created for us."

Paul Cohen proved in the 1960s that the "Continuum Hypothesis" can neither be proved nor disproved within conventional (axiomatized) set theory.  Stated another way, it is possible to develop a non-Cantorian set theory that negates the "Continuum Hypothesis."   

Paul Cohen proved in the 1960s that the "Continuum Hypothesis" can neither be proved nor disproved within conventional (axiomatized) set theory.  Stated another way, it is possible to develop a non-Cantorian set theory that negates the "Continuum Hypothesis."   

 

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