Story about mathematician David Hilbert (1862-1943). What if a group of (n) guests appear in Hilbert's hotel which is full and ask to get accommodated without asking previous occupants to leave the hotel?

While demonstrating importance of infinity he gave an example of a hotel with infinite rooms. This Hotel is called Hilbert’s hotel. One night a guest, who is a mathematician, appears in the...

16 October 2012 7,482 2 View