Was Cantor Surprised?

Description:  A well-known story tells that Cantor was so surprised by one of his theorems that he exclaimed "I see it, but I don't believe it!" We will examine the sources to see what really happened.   Start Date:  2009-03-04 Start Time:   15:00 Speaker:  Fernando Gouvêa (Colby College, Maine, USA) Institution:  Colby College, Maine, USA Place:  2.4 - Departamento de Matemática See more:   <Main>   <Thematic Line - History of Mathematics>