Kurt Gödel (logician)

Kurt Gödel was a brilliant mathematician and logician known for his groundbreaking work in mathematical logic. His most famous achievement, the Incompleteness Theorems, showed that in any consistent formal system powerful enough to describe arithmetic, there are true statements that cannot be proven within the system. This revealed fundamental limits to mathematical certainty and understanding. Gödel's work transformed our understanding of the foundations of mathematics, showing that no single system can capture all mathematical truths, and highlighting inherent limitations in formal reasoning.