Maybe less useful, but in fiction, Ted Chiang's 'Division by Zero'[1] is a fascinating window into a human response to such a discovery as Gödel's, because it's

Maybe less useful, but in fiction, Ted Chiang's 'Division by Zero'[1] is a fascinating window into a human response to such a discovery as Gödel's, because it's not /just/ about math. Major breakthroughs in theory often have deep philosophical consequences as well, and the ramifications can readily break whole worldviews for those who actually and acutely understand what they've found. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_by_Zero_(story) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_by_Zero_(story)