The Logician and the Engineer: How George Boole and Claude Shannon Created the Information Age Paperback - 2017
by Paul Nahin
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"In this book, Nahin brings to life the immense practical outcomes of deep theoretical ideas. Too often, technological advances are seen as isolated inventions and the underlying mathematical and scientific infrastructure goes unappreciated. By following the story of George Boole and Claude Shannon with a lively historical style, and a futuristic extension to quantum computing, Nahin makes the connection of theory and practice into something vivid and compelling."--Andrew Hodges, author of Alan Turing: The Enigma
"From electromechanical relays to quantum computing, Nahin takes us on a delightful exploration of Boolean logic and the careers of George Boole and Claude Shannon. This is a superb book for anyone who wants to understand how that gigahertz chip in their favorite electronic doohickey really works."--Lawrence Weinstein, author of Guesstimation 2.0: Solving Today's Problems on the Back of a Napkin
"Written with the skill and ability that we have come to expect from Paul Nahin, The Logician and the Engineer is an interesting and informative account of the history of formal logic, the lives of its two great investigators, and the applications of Boolean algebra in electronic computation."--Chuck Adler, St. Mary's College
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- Title The Logician and the Engineer: How George Boole and Claude Shannon Created the Information Age
- Author Paul Nahin
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Paperback
- Pages 248
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press
- Date 2017
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780691176000 / 0691176000
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6 x 0.7 in (23.37 x 15.24 x 1.78 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Computers - History, Computer logic
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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