Stephen Cole
Stephen Cole
longer
I actually enjoy writing longer books because you have even more to get your storytelling teeth into.
best hardest
Nerves can be useful, as they sharpen you up, make you determined to try your hardest and do your best.
catherine children dreams favourite invalid liked lots met shared spooky tale trapped
I liked lots of 'Doctor Who' books, but my favourite tale was a spooky story about two invalid children - who've never met in the real world - who get trapped in a shared dreamscape when they fall asleep. It's called 'Marianne Dreams' by Catherine Storr.
almost bond cinemas few fleming saw watching
The first Bond movie I saw at cinemas was 'For Your Eyes Only' when I was almost 10. I got into the Fleming books after watching 'A View To A Kill' a few years later.
course papers published second trained until
And what I learned in Church's course. He trained us intensively in his new system, which he was just developing. Two papers were presented. I think the second paper wasn't published until well after the course was finished.
effective movement unless
As I say, there was this movement to try to bring philosophers and mathematicians together into an organization where they would talk to each other. An organization wasn't effective unless you had a journal. That's about all I know.
Well, I think Barkley and I were the only two who were working with Church for a Ph.D.
ended june left submitted time
Those three years ended with June 1933. At that time I left Princeton, having submitted my Ph.D. thesis.
interested logical publish rather
For example, the philosophers who were interested in logic were probably rather logical for mathematicians. But the ASL got us together, so we could talk to each other and publish in the same journal.
course eight name none people remember six suppose
I suppose Church's course had six or eight people in it, but I can't remember the name of even another one of them now. None of them went into logic.
academic february princeton remained research returned year
I returned to Princeton with a research assistantship on February 7, 1934, and remained there through the academic year 1934-35.
maybe studied
I think that after Church got his Ph.D. he studied in Europe, maybe in the Netherlands, for a year or two.
amherst education liberal mathematics
I had a liberal arts education at Amherst College where I had two majors, mathematics and philosophy.
philosophy years listening
When I got to Princeton I made a point of attending the Philosophy Club and listening to the lectures, but I didn't get involved in any discussions in those clubs. I guess after the first year, I dropped that.