The Logician and the Engineer: How George Boole and Claude Shannon Created the Information Age
Paul J. Nahin explores the work of George Boole and Claude Shannon, tracing how mathematical logic and engineering helped establish the foundations of the information age. Combining intellectual history with scientific and mathematical context, the book presents their influential ideas and the connection between them.
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The Logician and the Engineer examines the intellectual connection between George Boole and Claude Shannon.
It focuses on how Boolean logic and engineering concepts contributed to the development of modern information theory and technology.
Paul J. Nahin presents the subject through the work and ideas of these two influential figures.
The book offers historical and mathematical context for understanding foundations of the information age.
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