Mathematician:George Boole

Mathematician
Irish mathematician famous for his work in the mathematization of logic, and the invention of what is now called Boolean algebra.

Nationality
Irish

History

 * Born: 2 Nov 1815, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
 * Died: 8 Dec 1864, Ballintemple, County Cork, Ireland

Theorems and Definitions

 * Boole's Inequality
 * Boolean Algebra

Many mathematical objects have been named after. However, most were not invented or discovered by him directly, but were derived from the algebra that he did pioneer:


 * Boolean Lattice
 * Boolean Ring
 * Boolean Function
 * Singular Boolean Function

Publications

 * 1842: On a general method of analysis (published 1844)
 * 1847: Mathematical Analysis of Logic
 * 1854:
 * 1859: Treatise on Differential Equations
 * 1860: Treatise on the Calculus of Finite Differences (2nd Edition 1872)