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. How did a system of mathematics established in the Victorian era become the basis for such incredible technological a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nahin, Paul J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2012]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Shannon, Claude Elwood, > 1916-2001.
Boole, George, > 1815-1864.
Shannon, Claude Elwood / 1916-2001.
Boole, George / 1815-1864.
Logicians.
Electrical engineers.
Computer logic.
COMPUTERS > History.
MATHEMATICS > History & Philosophy.
Logique informatique.
Ingenieurs electriciens > États-Unis > Biographies.
Logiciens > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Electrical engineers > United States > Biography.
Logicians > Great Britain > Biography.
United States.
Great Britain.
Biographies.
Biography
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • George Boole and Claude Shannon : two mini-biographies
  • Boolean algebra
  • Logical switching circuits
  • Boole, Shannon, and probability
  • Some combinatorial design logic examples
  • Sequential-state digital circuits
  • Turing machines
  • Beyond Boole and Shannon
  • For the future : the anti-amphibological machine.

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