Martin Davis: An Overview of his Work in Logic, Computer Science, and Philosophy

Abstract In his autobiographical essay written in 1999, ‘From logic to computer science and back’, Martin David Davis (1928 3 8–2023 1 1) indicated that he viewed himself as a logician and a computer scientist. He expanded the essay in 2016 and expressed a new perspective through a changed title, ‘M...

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Published in:Philosophia mathematica Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 425 - 450
Main Authors: De Mol, Liesbeth, Matiyasevich, Yuri V, Omodeo, Eugenio G, Policriti, Alberto, Sieg, Wilfried, Weyuker, Elaine J
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press
ISSN:0031-8019, 1744-6406
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Summary:Abstract In his autobiographical essay written in 1999, ‘From logic to computer science and back’, Martin David Davis (1928 3 8–2023 1 1) indicated that he viewed himself as a logician and a computer scientist. He expanded the essay in 2016 and expressed a new perspective through a changed title, ‘My life as a logician’. He points out that logic was the unifying theme underlying his scientific career. Our paper attempts to provide a consistent vision that illuminates Davis’s successive contributions leading to his landmark writings on computability, unsolvable problems, automated reasoning, as well as the history and philosophy of computing.
ISSN:0031-8019
1744-6406
DOI:10.1093/philmat/nkaf016