The Logician and the Engineer: How George Boole and Claude Shannon Created the Information Age - Paul J. Nahin - Books - Princeton University Press - 9780691151007 - October 28, 2012
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The Logician and the Engineer: How George Boole and Claude Shannon Created the Information Age


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Boolean algebra, also called Boolean logic, is at the heart of the electronic circuitry in everything we use - from our computers and cars, to our kitchen gadgets and home appliances. This title examines the history of Boole's ideas, and considers how they led to Shannon's work on electrical relay circuits and information theory.


248 pages, 2 halftones. 41 line illus. 25 tables.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released October 28, 2012
ISBN13 9780691151007
Publishers Princeton University Press
Pages 248
Dimensions 240 × 165 × 23 mm   ·   538 g

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