Mathematician:Charles Sanders Peirce

1839 - 1914

American chemist who contributed to the fields of logic and mathematical philosophy, in particular the theory of the use of signs.

Laid some of the groundwork for the mathematical discipline of category theory.

Perceived in 1886 that the functions of logic can be carried out by electronic circuitry.

Nationality
American

History

 * Born: September 10, 1839
 * Died: April 19, 1914

Theorems

 * Peirce's Law.