The logician and the engineer: how George Boole and Claude Shannon created the information age
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index 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 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 achievements a century later? In The Logician and the Engineer , best-selling popular math writer Paul Nahin combines engaging problems and a colorful historical narrative to tell the remarkable story of how two men in different eras--mathematician and philosopher George Boole (1815-1864) and electrical engineer and pioneering information theorist Claude Shannon (1916-2001)--advanced Boolean logic and became founding fathers of the electronic communications age. Presenting the dual biographies of Boole and Shannon, Nahin examines the history of Boole's innovative ideas, and considers how they led to Shannon's groundbreaking work on electrical relay circuits and information theory. Along the way, Nahin presents logic problems for readers to solve and talks about the contributions of such key players as Georg Cantor, Tibor Rado, and Marvin Minsky--as well as the crucial role of Alan Turing's "Turing machine"--In the development of mathematical logic and data transmission. Nahin takes readers from fundamental concepts to a deeper and more sophisticated understanding of how a modern digital machine such as the computer is constructed. Nahin also delves into the newest ideas in quantum mechanics and thermodynamics in order to explore computing's possible limitations in the twenty-first century and beyond. The Logician and the Engineer shows how a form of mathematical logic and the innovations of two men paved the way for the digital technology of the modern world |
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| spelling | Nahin, Paul J. 1940- Verfasser (DE-588)136816614 aut The logician and the engineer how George Boole and Claude Shannon created the information age Paul J. Nahin Princeton Princeton University Press [2012] 1 Online-Ressource txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index 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 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 achievements a century later? In The Logician and the Engineer , best-selling popular math writer Paul Nahin combines engaging problems and a colorful historical narrative to tell the remarkable story of how two men in different eras--mathematician and philosopher George Boole (1815-1864) and electrical engineer and pioneering information theorist Claude Shannon (1916-2001)--advanced Boolean logic and became founding fathers of the electronic communications age. Presenting the dual biographies of Boole and Shannon, Nahin examines the history of Boole's innovative ideas, and considers how they led to Shannon's groundbreaking work on electrical relay circuits and information theory. Along the way, Nahin presents logic problems for readers to solve and talks about the contributions of such key players as Georg Cantor, Tibor Rado, and Marvin Minsky--as well as the crucial role of Alan Turing's "Turing machine"--In the development of mathematical logic and data transmission. Nahin takes readers from fundamental concepts to a deeper and more sophisticated understanding of how a modern digital machine such as the computer is constructed. Nahin also delves into the newest ideas in quantum mechanics and thermodynamics in order to explore computing's possible limitations in the twenty-first century and beyond. The Logician and the Engineer shows how a form of mathematical logic and the innovations of two men paved the way for the digital technology of the modern world Boole, George / 1815-1864 Shannon, Claude Elwood / 1916-2001 Boole, George 1815-1864 Shannon, Claude Elwood 1916-2001 Boole, George 1815-1864 (DE-588)118661655 gnd rswk-swf Shannon, Claude Elwood 1916-2001 (DE-588)119110792 gnd rswk-swf MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy bisacsh COMPUTERS / History bisacsh Geschichte Logicians Great Britain Biography Electrical engineers United States Biography Computer logic Informationsgesellschaft Motiv (DE-588)4815874-4 gnd rswk-swf Informationstheorie (DE-588)4026927-9 gnd rswk-swf Computer (DE-588)4070083-5 gnd rswk-swf Mathematische Logik (DE-588)4037951-6 gnd rswk-swf Informationsgesellschaft (DE-588)4114011-4 gnd rswk-swf Großbritannien USA (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Boole, George 1815-1864 (DE-588)118661655 p Mathematische Logik (DE-588)4037951-6 s Shannon, Claude Elwood 1916-2001 (DE-588)119110792 p Informationstheorie (DE-588)4026927-9 s Informationsgesellschaft (DE-588)4114011-4 s 1\p DE-604 Computer (DE-588)4070083-5 s 2\p DE-604 3\p DE-604 Informationsgesellschaft Motiv (DE-588)4815874-4 s 4\p DE-604 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=478992 Aggregator Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 3\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 4\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
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| title | The logician and the engineer how George Boole and Claude Shannon created the information age |
| title_auth | The logician and the engineer how George Boole and Claude Shannon created the information age |
| title_exact_search | The logician and the engineer how George Boole and Claude Shannon created the information age |
| title_full | The logician and the engineer how George Boole and Claude Shannon created the information age Paul J. Nahin |
| title_fullStr | The logician and the engineer how George Boole and Claude Shannon created the information age Paul J. Nahin |
| title_full_unstemmed | The logician and the engineer how George Boole and Claude Shannon created the information age Paul J. Nahin |
| title_short | The logician and the engineer |
| title_sort | the logician and the engineer how george boole and claude shannon created the information age |
| title_sub | how George Boole and Claude Shannon created the information age |
| topic | Boole, George / 1815-1864 Shannon, Claude Elwood / 1916-2001 Boole, George 1815-1864 Shannon, Claude Elwood 1916-2001 Boole, George 1815-1864 (DE-588)118661655 gnd Shannon, Claude Elwood 1916-2001 (DE-588)119110792 gnd MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy bisacsh COMPUTERS / History bisacsh Geschichte Logicians Great Britain Biography Electrical engineers United States Biography Computer logic Informationsgesellschaft Motiv (DE-588)4815874-4 gnd Informationstheorie (DE-588)4026927-9 gnd Computer (DE-588)4070083-5 gnd Mathematische Logik (DE-588)4037951-6 gnd Informationsgesellschaft (DE-588)4114011-4 gnd |
| topic_facet | Boole, George / 1815-1864 Shannon, Claude Elwood / 1916-2001 Boole, George 1815-1864 Shannon, Claude Elwood 1916-2001 MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy COMPUTERS / History Geschichte Logicians Great Britain Biography Electrical engineers United States Biography Computer logic Informationsgesellschaft Motiv Informationstheorie Computer Mathematische Logik Informationsgesellschaft Großbritannien USA Biografie |
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