The logician and the engineer: how George Boole and Claude Shannon created the information age
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| spelling | Nahin, Paul J. Verfasser 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 resource txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Print version record 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 English Boole, George / 1815-1864 blmlsh Shannon, Claude Elwood / 1916-2001 blmlsh Boole, George / 1815-1864 fast Shannon, Claude Elwood / 1916-2001 fast Boole, George / 1815-1864 Shannon, Claude Elwood / 1916-2001 Boole, George 1815-1864 Shannon, Claude Elwood 1916-2001 Shannon, Claude Elwood 1916-2001 (DE-588)119110792 gnd rswk-swf Boole, George 1815-1864 (DE-588)118661655 gnd rswk-swf MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy bisacsh COMPUTERS / History bisacsh Computer logic fast Electrical engineers fast Logicians fast Logicians / Great Britain / Biography Electrical engineers / United States / Biography Computer logic Logic circuits Logicians Great Britain Biography Electrical engineers United States Biography Computer logic Mathematische Logik (DE-588)4037951-6 gnd rswk-swf Informationsgesellschaft (DE-588)4114011-4 gnd rswk-swf Informationstheorie (DE-588)4026927-9 gnd rswk-swf Informationsgesellschaft Motiv (DE-588)4815874-4 gnd rswk-swf Computer (DE-588)4070083-5 gnd rswk-swf 1\p (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 2\p DE-604 Computer (DE-588)4070083-5 s 3\p DE-604 4\p DE-604 Informationsgesellschaft Motiv (DE-588)4815874-4 s 5\p DE-604 Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Nahin, Paul J. Logician and the engineer Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2012] 9780691151007 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 5\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
| spellingShingle | Nahin, Paul J. The logician and the engineer how George Boole and Claude Shannon created the information age 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 blmlsh Shannon, Claude Elwood / 1916-2001 blmlsh Boole, George / 1815-1864 fast Shannon, Claude Elwood / 1916-2001 fast Boole, George / 1815-1864 Shannon, Claude Elwood / 1916-2001 Boole, George 1815-1864 Shannon, Claude Elwood 1916-2001 Shannon, Claude Elwood 1916-2001 (DE-588)119110792 gnd Boole, George 1815-1864 (DE-588)118661655 gnd MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy bisacsh COMPUTERS / History bisacsh Computer logic fast Electrical engineers fast Logicians fast Logicians / Great Britain / Biography Electrical engineers / United States / Biography Computer logic Logic circuits Logicians Great Britain Biography Electrical engineers United States Biography Computer logic Mathematische Logik (DE-588)4037951-6 gnd Informationsgesellschaft (DE-588)4114011-4 gnd Informationstheorie (DE-588)4026927-9 gnd Informationsgesellschaft Motiv (DE-588)4815874-4 gnd Computer (DE-588)4070083-5 gnd |
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| title_full | The logician and the engineer how George Boole and Claude Shannon created the information age Paul J. Nahin |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The logician and the engineer how George Boole and Claude Shannon created the information age Paul J. Nahin |
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| topic | Boole, George / 1815-1864 blmlsh Shannon, Claude Elwood / 1916-2001 blmlsh Boole, George / 1815-1864 fast Shannon, Claude Elwood / 1916-2001 fast Boole, George / 1815-1864 Shannon, Claude Elwood / 1916-2001 Boole, George 1815-1864 Shannon, Claude Elwood 1916-2001 Shannon, Claude Elwood 1916-2001 (DE-588)119110792 gnd Boole, George 1815-1864 (DE-588)118661655 gnd MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy bisacsh COMPUTERS / History bisacsh Computer logic fast Electrical engineers fast Logicians fast Logicians / Great Britain / Biography Electrical engineers / United States / Biography Computer logic Logic circuits Logicians Great Britain Biography Electrical engineers United States Biography Computer logic Mathematische Logik (DE-588)4037951-6 gnd Informationsgesellschaft (DE-588)4114011-4 gnd Informationstheorie (DE-588)4026927-9 gnd Informationsgesellschaft Motiv (DE-588)4815874-4 gnd Computer (DE-588)4070083-5 gnd |
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