Document (#17159)

Author

Cooksey, E.B.

Title

George Boole : the man behind 'and/or/not'

Source

Libraries and culture. 32(1997) no.1, S.81-93

Year

1997

Abstract

George Boole lived a quiet life in mid 19th century Britain, but the influence of his work continues to touch the lives of librarians and library users around the world daily as they search automated databases. Gives a short biography of Boole, who was a mathematical genius and the inventor of 'Boolean operators'

Theme

Biographische Darstellungen

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