Computerphile

The Hardest Problem in Type Theory

2021 • E29    Jul 29, 2021    24m
Equality sounds a straightforward idea, but there are subtle problems in theoretical computer science. Professor Thorsten Altenkirch explains how his late friend Martin Hofmann solved one of the biggest problems.

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