The life and work of George Boole : a prelude to the digital age / Desmond MacHale.
Pubblicazione:
Cork : Cork university press, 2014.
Descrizione fisica:
XIX, 342 p. : ill., ritr. ; 25 cm
Contiene:
Indice: 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. 1. Early life 2. His own master 3. Social involvement 4. Early mathematical work 5. The Cork professorship 6. Queen's College Cork 7. Love and marriage 8. The Cuvierian society 9. The laws of thought 10. Controversy 11. Family life and social attitudes 12. Poetry 13. Boole and Hamilton: some unanswered questions 14. Religion 15. Later mathematical work 16. The final years 17. The remarkable Boole family. Bibliography of Boole's published works. Sources and references. Index
