Mathematician:George Boole

Irish mathematician famous for his work in the mathematization of logic, and the invention of Boolean algebra.

Nationality
Irish

History

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

Theorems and Definitions

 * Boolean Algebra
 * Boolean Domain
 * Boolean Function
 * Boolean Ring
 * Boolean Variable
 * Boolean-Valued Function
 * Boole's Inequality

Books and Papers

 * 1842: On a general method of analysis (published 1844)
 * 1847: Mathematical Analysis of Logic
 * 1854: An Investigation of the Laws of Thought, on Which are Founded the Mathematical Theories of Logic and Probabilities
 * 1859: Treatise on Differential Equations
 * 1860: Treatise on the Calculus of Finite Differences (2nd Edition 1872)