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The Algebra That Engineered the Modern World
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The Algebra That Engineered the Modern World

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The story of George Boole is a profound intellectual drama. Born into poverty and forced to become a schoolmaster at sixteen, this self-taught genius mastered the highest reaches of European mathematics from a lonely provincial classroom.

His true revolution came with a single, audacious idea: that the ancient laws of human thought could be reduced to a simple, elegant algebra. Boole's creation-symbolic logic-was initially dismissed as an abstract curiosity, yet his fundamental "Law of Duality" was, in fact, the conceptual blueprint for the binary system.

From his pen flowed the mathematical code that would, decades later, be transformed into the electronic switching circuits recognized by Claude Shannon. Every line of code, every microchip, and every digital network rests on his foundation. This comprehensive biography reveals the life, struggles, and philosophical depth of George Boole, the forgotten Victorian who inadvertently designed the operating system for the modern world. Approx.162 pages, 31500 word count

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Michael Webster
Date
28 October 2025
Pages
162
ISBN
9798232527020

This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

The story of George Boole is a profound intellectual drama. Born into poverty and forced to become a schoolmaster at sixteen, this self-taught genius mastered the highest reaches of European mathematics from a lonely provincial classroom.

His true revolution came with a single, audacious idea: that the ancient laws of human thought could be reduced to a simple, elegant algebra. Boole's creation-symbolic logic-was initially dismissed as an abstract curiosity, yet his fundamental "Law of Duality" was, in fact, the conceptual blueprint for the binary system.

From his pen flowed the mathematical code that would, decades later, be transformed into the electronic switching circuits recognized by Claude Shannon. Every line of code, every microchip, and every digital network rests on his foundation. This comprehensive biography reveals the life, struggles, and philosophical depth of George Boole, the forgotten Victorian who inadvertently designed the operating system for the modern world. Approx.162 pages, 31500 word count

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Michael Webster
Date
28 October 2025
Pages
162
ISBN
9798232527020