ABSTRACT

The fundamental thesis of the following pages, that mathematics

and logic are identical, is one which I have never since seen any

reason to modify.

The Principles of Mathematics Introduction to the

1937 second edition

In a popular children’s book The Number Devil we are introduced to a “Lord Rustle.” The story is about a boy, Robert, struggling to come to appreciate the mysteries of number. In a series of dreams, Robert meets the number devil, who asks him to go easy on his teacher, Mr. Bockel.