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Autore |
MacHale Des |
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Titolo |
The life and work of George Boole : a prelude to the digital age / / Desmond MacHale ; [foreword by Professor Ian Stewart] |
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Cork, Ireland : , : Cork University Press, , 2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-78205-005-1 |
1-78205-006-X |
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Edizione |
[New edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (603 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mathematicians - Great Britain |
Mathematicians - Ireland |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chapter 13 Boole and Hamilton: Some Unanswered Questions; Chapter 14 Religion; Chapter 15 Later Mathematical Work; Chapter 16 The Final Years; Chapter 17 The Remarkable Boole Family; Bibliography of Boole's Published Works; Sources and References; Index |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Milestones in Boole's Life; Acknowledgements; Preface to new edition; Foreword to 1985 edition by J.L. Synge; Foreword to new edition; Chapter 1 Early Life; Chapter 2 His Own Master; Chapter 3 Social Involvement; Chapter 4 Early Mathematical Work; Chapter 5 The Cork Professorship; Chapter 6 Queen's College Cork; Chapter 7 Love and Marriage; Chapter 8 The Cuvierian Society; Chapter 9 The Laws of Thought; Chapter 10 Controversy; Chapter 11 Family Life and Social Attitudes; Chapter 12 Poetry |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Summary: This book, aimed at the general reader and now available again, is the first full-length biography of George Boole (1815-1864) who has been variously described as the founder of pure mathematics, one of the fathers of computer science and discoverer of symbolic logic. |
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