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
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.


 * Definition:Boolean Algebra
 * Definition:Boolean Lattice
 * Definition:Boolean Ring
 * Boole's Inequality

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)