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 a...
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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. 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 text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource 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 Print version record. English. Boole, George, 1815-1864. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83144364 Shannon, Claude Elwood, 1916-2001. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92078142 Shannon, Claude Elwood, 1916-2001. Boole, George, 1815-1864. Boole, George / 1815-1864. blmlsh Shannon, Claude Elwood / 1916-2001. blmlsh Boole, George, 1815-1864 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpjgqkXMwbTtRWTWrtBT3 Shannon, Claude Elwood, 1916-2001 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJwhwXvQMydkp8qGYCj3cP Logicians Great Britain Biography. Electrical engineers United States Biography. Computer logic. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97004631 Logiciens Grande-Bretagne Biographies. Ingénieurs électriciens États-Unis Biographies. Logique informatique. MATHEMATICS History & Philosophy. bisacsh COMPUTERS History. bisacsh Computer logic fast Electrical engineers fast Logicians fast Great Britain fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmp7p3cx8hpmJ8HvmTpP United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq A Mathematical Theory of Communication. Aristotelian logic. Boolean algebra. Boolean analysis. Boolean functions. Boolean logic. Claude Shannon. George Boole. NOR latch. The Language Clarifier. Turing machines. biography. communications age. computers. computing machines. conditional probability. digital circuitry. digital machine design. digital technology. electrical engineer. electromagnetic relays. electronic communications. error correction. error detection. flip-flops. information transmission. legalese. mathematical logic. mathematicians. mathematics. physics. relays. sequential-state problems. sets. switches. Electronic books. Biography https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019215 Biographies fast Biographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 Biographies. rvmgf has work: The logician and the engineer (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFy4fKbFFRcvhgQdrvm9Kq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Nahin, Paul J. Logician and the engineer. Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2012] 9780691151007 (DLC) 2011053127 (OCoLC)775662187 |
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| topic | Boole, George, 1815-1864. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83144364 Shannon, Claude Elwood, 1916-2001. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92078142 Shannon, Claude Elwood, 1916-2001. Boole, George, 1815-1864. Boole, George / 1815-1864. blmlsh Shannon, Claude Elwood / 1916-2001. blmlsh Boole, George, 1815-1864 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpjgqkXMwbTtRWTWrtBT3 Shannon, Claude Elwood, 1916-2001 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJwhwXvQMydkp8qGYCj3cP Logicians Great Britain Biography. Electrical engineers United States Biography. Computer logic. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97004631 Logiciens Grande-Bretagne Biographies. Ingénieurs électriciens États-Unis Biographies. Logique informatique. MATHEMATICS History & Philosophy. bisacsh COMPUTERS History. bisacsh Computer logic fast Electrical engineers fast Logicians fast |
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