LEADER 02962nam 2200625 450 001 9910459901403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-78205-005-1 010 $a1-78205-006-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000250276 035 $a(EBL)1802150 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001622810 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16359391 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001622810 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14928362 035 $a(PQKB)11290486 035 $a(OCoLC)900223638 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse41818 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1802150 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1802150 035 $a(OCoLC)892244413 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000250276 100 $a20151030d2014 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n#---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe life and work of George Boole $ea prelude to the digital age /$fDesmond MacHale ; [foreword by Professor Ian Stewart] 205 $aNew edition. 210 1$aCork, Ireland :$cCork University Press,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (603 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78205-004-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aChapter 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 327 $aCover; 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 330 0 $aSummary: This book, aimed at the general reader and now available again, is the first full-length biography of George Boole (1815-1864) who has been variously described as the founder of pure mathematics, one of the fathers of computer science and discoverer of symbolic logic. 410 0$aUPCC book collections on Project MUSE. 606 $aMathematicians$zGreat Britain$vBiography 606 $aMathematicians$zIreland$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMathematicians 615 0$aMathematicians 676 $a510.924 700 $aMacHale$b Des$055784 701 $aMacHale$b Des$055784 702 $aStewart$b Ian 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459901403321 996 $aThe life and work of George Boole$91934936 997 $aUNINA