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George Boole

Philosophy

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Logic

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Mathematics

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Bachelors Mathematics National University of Ireland

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According to Wikipedia, George Boole Jnr was a largely self-taught English mathematician, philosopher, and logician, most of whose short career was spent as the first professor of mathematics at Queen's College, Cork in Ireland. He worked in the fields of differential equations and algebraic logic, and is best known as the author of The Laws of Thought which contains Boolean algebra. Boolean logic is credited with laying the foundations for the Information Age, alongside the work of Claude Shannon.

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George Boole's Published Works

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VIII. On a general method in analysis (58)
XII. On the theory of probabilities (48)
III. On the comparison of transcendents, with certain applications to the theory of definite integrals (42)
treatise on differential equations (38)
XV. On the Theory of probabilities (37)
XXXVI. On the comparison of transcendents, with certain applications to the theory of definite integrals (36)
The laws of thought (1854) (19)
XIII. On the conditions by which the solutions of questions in the theory of probabilities are limited (1854) (13)
XXXVI.—On the Application of the Theory of Probabilities to the Question of the Combination of Testimonies or Judgments (12)
LXXIV. On the theory of probabilities, and in particular on Mitchell's problem of the distribution of the fixed stars (11)
On a new method of analysis (9)
XVII. Further observations on the theory of probabilities (1851) (3)
II. On the integration of simultaneous differential equations (3)
XXX. On simultaneous differential equations of the first order in which the number of the variables exceeds by more than one the number of the equations (1)
George Boole's Collected Logical Works [Ed. By P.E.B. Jourdain]. The Laws of Thought (1)
A Treatise on Differential Equations Hauptbd. (1)
XIX. On the differential equations which determine the form of the roots of algebraic equations (1)
On the Theory of Probabilities. [Abstract] (0)
III. On the differential equations of dynamics (0)
XXII. On the differential equations of dynamics. A sequel to a paper on simultaneous differential equations (0)
III. On the differential equations of dynamics. A sequel to a paper on simultaneous differential equations (0)
Do conjunctions join propositions only (1854) (0)
IV. On the differential equations which determine the form of the roots of algebraic equations (0)
Supplement to a Paper on the Differential Equations of Dynamics. [Abstract] (0)
A Treatise on Differential Equations Suppl.-Bd. (0)
George Boole's collected logical works. The laws of thought (0)

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What Schools Are Affiliated With George Boole?

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National University of Ireland

What Are George Boole's Academic Contributions?

George Boole has made the following academic contributions:

The Laws of Thought

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