New light on George Boole /

New light on George Boole /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	MacHale, Des, author.
Imprint:	Cork, Ireland : Atrium, 2018.
Description:	xvi, 476 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Boole, George, -- 1815-1864. Boole, George, -- 1815-1864. Mathematicians -- England -- Biography. Mathematicians -- Ireland -- Biography. Mathematicians. England. Ireland. Biographies. Biographies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12623675

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Varying Form of Title:	George Boole
Other authors / contributors:	Cohen, Yvonne, author.
ISBN:	9781782052906 1782052909
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Written for the general reader, this book shows the personal side of a great thinker, who laid the foundation for the Information Age. By the age of 21 Boole was publishing original research in mathematical journals, and in 1849, despite his lack of a degree, he was appointed first Professor of Mathematics at the newly founded Queen's College Cork. In 1854 he published his great work, An Investigation of the Laws of Thought which identifies the basis of mechanized logic. This led to the digital computer which pervades every aspect of our lives today. A highlight of the book is Boole's meeting with Charles Babbage, who invented the Difference Engine, a primitive 19th century computer. There's also a fascinating account of his trip to Germany, his controversial death, and the theory that Boole was the inspiration for Professor James Moriarty, villain of the Sherlock Holmes stories."--

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Illustrations
Foreword
Introduction
1. Boole Family History Notebook
2. Life of George Boole by his Sister MaryAnn Boole
3. 1849-1855: Home and Work
4. 1849-1855: Travel and Social Life
5. Dr John Bury
6. Joseph Hill
7. The Reverend E.R. Larken
8. William Brooke
9. Cooper and Clarke
10. Miscellaneous Correspondents
11. Contact with Mathematicians
12. Epilogue: The Death, of George Boole
13. Booleana
14. Sherlock Holmes, James Moriarty and George Boole
Notes and References
Index