New light on George Boole / Desmond MacHale and Yvonne Cohen.
Pubblicazione:
Cork : Atrium, 2018.
Descrizione fisica:
XVI, 476 p. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Acknowledgements. Illustrations. Foreword. Introduction. 1. Boole family history notebook 2. Life of George Boole by his sister MaryAnn Boole 3. Home and work (1849-1855) 4. Travel and social life (1849-1855) 5. Dr John Bury 6. Joseph Hill 7. The reverend E.R. Larken 8. William Brooke 9. Cooper and Clarke 10. Miscellaneous correspondents 11. Contact with mathematicians 12. Epilogue: The death of George Boole 13. Booleana 14. Sherlock Holmes, James Moriarty and George Boole. Notes and references. Index
