Mathematicians Bridge Finite-Infinite Divide
Ah, foundations of math, start with applied math for making money, descend to applied math that doesn&#x27;t make money, descend to pure math, descend to foundations, and, there, down in the dark basement try to make some sense.<p>I&#x27;ve been there, done that, never made even 10 cents there!  So, get to Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory, the axiom of choice, the work of Kurt Gödel and Paul Cohen (I still have the copy of Cohen&#x27;s paper Max Zorn gave me!), etc.  A friend worked in forcing arguments, Ramsey theory, etc. and never made even 10 cents there either.<p>I climbed out of that dark basement and don&#x27;t want to go back!