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George Boole
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Biography
George Boole was the son of John Boole, a cobbler whose chief interests lay in mathematics and the making of optical instruments, in which his son learned to assist at an early age. The father was not a good businessman, however, and the decline in his business had a serious effect on his son's future. The boy went to an elementary school and for a short time to a commercial school, but beyond this he educated himself, encouraged in mathematics by his father and helped in learning Latin by William Brooke, the proprietor of a large and scholarly circulating library. He acquired a knowledge of Greek, French, and German by his own efforts, and showed some promise as a c1assical scholar; a translation in verse of Meleager's "Ode to the Spring" was printed in a local paper and drew comments on the precocity of a boy of fourteen. He seems to have thought of taking holy orders, but at the age of fifteen he began teaching, soon titta
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George Boole
1. Life and Work
George Boole was born November 2, 1815 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, into a family of modest means, with a father who was evidently more of a good companion than a good breadwinner. His father was a shoemaker whose real passion was being a devoted dilettante in the realm of science and technology, one who enjoyed participating in the Lincoln Mechanics’ Institution; this was essentially a community social club promoting reading, discussions, and lectures regarding science. It was founded in 1833, and in 1834 Boole’s father became the curator of its library. This love of learning was clearly inherited by Boole. Without the benefit of an elite schooling, but with a supportive family and access to excellent books, in particular from Sir Edward Bromhead, FRS, who lived only a few miles from Lincoln, Boole was able to essentially teach himself foreign languages and advanced mathematics.
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George Boole
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| Western Philosophy 19th-century philosophy | |
George Boole | |
| Full name | George Boole |
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| Birth | November 2, 1815 (Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England) |
| Death | December 8, 1864 (aged 49) (Ballintemple, County Cork, Ireland) |
| School/tradition | Mathematical foundations of computer science |
| Main interests | Mathematics, Logic, Philosophy of mathematics |
| Notable ideas | Boolean algebra |
Not to be confused with George Boolos.
"Boole" redirects here. For other uses, see Boole (disambiguation).
George Boole (IPA: [buːl]) (November 2, 1815 – December 8, 1864) was a Britishmathematician and philosopher.
As the inventor of Boolean algebra, which is the basis of all modern computer arithmetic, Boole is regarded in hindsight as one of the founders of the field of computer science.
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George Boole's father, John Boole (1779-1848), was a tradesman of limited means, but of "stu