Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

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gptkbp:adaptation musical
documentary
gptkbp:author gptkb:Douglas_Hofstadter
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_General_Non-Fiction
gptkbp:genre non-fiction
gptkbp:impact computer science
interdisciplinary studies
popular science
gptkbp:influences art
mathematics
music
gptkbp:inspiration artificial intelligence
philosophy
cognitive science
gptkbp:ISBN 9780465026562
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:majorIndustry self-reference
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Gödel's_incompleteness_theorems
Bach's_music
Escher's_artwork
gptkbp:notableQuote “It explores the connections between mathematics, art, and music.”
“The book is about the interplay between the three disciplines.”
“It is a book about the nature of human thought.”
“It challenges the reader to think deeply.”
“It is a journey into the mind.”
gptkbp:pageCount 777
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Gödel's_incompleteness_theorems
gptkb:Escher's_visual_paradoxes
Bach's_fugues
gptkbp:releaseYear 1979
gptkbp:structureType chapters
dialogues
gptkbp:style playful
philosophical
intellectual
gptkbp:targetAudience academics
general public
students
gptkbp:translatedInto multiple languages