“One of the great ideas men of mathematics and computer science.” —New Scientist
“Strange and marvelous. . . Disarmingly funny, but also thrillingly clear.” —The Guardian
“[Chaitin’s] enjoyment of the topics of his own research is infectious.” —The Times Higher Education Supplement
“Call him Omega Man. . . . In the rarefied world of pure mathematics, Gregory Chaitin is indeed something of a venerated superhero.” —Waterloo Region Record
“[Chaitin is] enthusiastic and extremely readable. . . . Amazing. No wonder [he] chose mathematics over physics.” —New Scientist
“The musings of a great mind on a subject beyond most of us.” —Ottawa Citizen
“Provocative. . . . Stimulating. . . . Credit the author for a lively style, lots of useful historical references and an appendix that includes von Neumann’s prescient essay on self-reproducing automata.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Gregory Chaitin has devoted his life to the study of mathematics. . . . A great mind.” —The Victoria Times Colonist
“[Chaitin] is a creative genius.” —Tucson Citizen
