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The Logician and the Engineer: How George Boole and Claude Shannon Created the Information Age

Paul J. Nahin • Princeton University Press • ISBN 9780691176000

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The Logician and the Engineer: How George Boole and Claude Shannon Created the Information Age

Paul J. Nahin • Princeton University Press • ISBN-13 9780691176000

ISBN-10 Not provided • 2013 • 1st Edition

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ISBN 9780691176000 • Completeness 70

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This book explores the lives and work of George Boole and Claude Shannon, two pioneers whose groundbreaking theories laid the foundation for the digital age. Paul J. Nahin delves into their contributions to mathematics and engineering, illustrating how their ideas have shaped modern computing and information theory.

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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Paperback1st EditionApr 04, 2017
Pages: 248Language: EnglishPaper finish: Matte

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Contributor: Paul J. Nahin

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Category: Computing HistoryCategory: Digital RevolutionCategory: EngineeringCategory: History Of EngineeringCategory: Information TheoryCategory: Mathematical LogicCategory: MathematicsCategory: TheoryInfluenced by: George BooleInfluenced by: Claude ShannonInfluenced by: Alan TuringInfluenced by: Norbert WienerInfluenced: Contemporary Computer ScientistsInfluenced: Information TheoristsInfluenced: Software EngineersInfluenced: Digital InnovatorsCornerstone of: Information Theory

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