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DIED. Kurt Gödel, 71, Moravian-born professor at the Institute for Advanced Study (1953-76) who was regarded as one of the world's leading logicians; of heart disease; in Princeton, N.J. Formulated in 1931, Gödel's Theorem became a cornerstone of 20th century mathematics and philosophy. By demonstrating that there is no way to set up a mathematical system that will prove all statements within that system, the theory reaffirmed the creative aspect of mathematics: it implied that a computer could never be programmed to answer all mathematical questions, that human ingenuity rather...
...chorale of Cambridge City Councilors, local businessmen (including Tommy), firemen, and professors emeritus will perform the "extended play" version of the smash-movie-theme song/rock-ballad "You Light Up My Life" on the steps of Widener Library on the Harvard University campus on any given Sunday. (Ha.) (A: The Pythagorean theorem; upper right molars (part A), prophylaxis (part...
...more theorem from Fermat...
Proofs of theorem: MOBILE ONE (ABC, Friday, 8 p.m. E.D.T.). Tedious research has established this as the worst new program on the tube. Viewers are asked to believe that a glum Jackie Cooper, who can scarcely work up the energy to articulate his lines, is an aggressive TV newsman. In the first hour he 1) rescued a child trapped on a cliff, 2) salvaged a broken-down silent-screen star, 3) rehabilitated a suicidal paraplegic ex-rodeo performer, 4) went to jail in defense of the newsman's right to protect his sources and 5) persuaded one of them...
...Theorem No. 2: The only programs a grownup can possibly stand are those intended for children. Or, more properly, those that cater to those preadolescent fantasies that most have never truly abandoned. The Six Million Dollar Man is a well-established example of this innocent merriment. While the children get off on their superman fantasies, Mom and Pop may mull the sexual problems and possibilities inherent in a creature who is half man, half Timex...