George Boole
English mathematician and logician, founder of Boolean algebra and a pioneer in algebraic logic and the application of algebra to logic and differential equations.
Books
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1. An Investigation Of The Laws Of Thought
On Which are Founded the Mathematical Theories of Logic and Probabilities
This work develops a symbolic algebra of logic, representing propositions and classes with algebraic symbols and operations that mirror logical relations, formulates laws for combining and transforming logical expressions (analogues of conjunction, disjunction and negation), and shows how inference can be carried out algebraically; it also extends the approach to problems of probability and argues that thought follows lawful mathematical forms. The book established foundational ideas for what became Boolean algebra and had deep influence on formal logic, mathematics, and later developments in computing.
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