George Boole

English mathematician and philosopher (1815–1864)

George Boole ( BOOL; 2 November 1815 – 8 December 1864) was an English mathematician and philosopher often credited with revolutionizing logic by transforming it from a philosophical study of language into a mathematical system of algebraic equations using binary values and logical operators. Boole was the son of a shoemaker. He received a primary school education and learned Latin and modern languages through various means.

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