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BOOLE, George (1815-1864). An Investigation of the Laws of Thought, on which are founded the Mathematical Theories of Logic and Probabilities. London: Macmillan and Co., 1854.
8o (223 x 144 mm). (Hinges cracked.) Original publisher's green cloth, spine gilt-lettered (some rubbing and wear to extremities). Provenance: Arthur A. Smith (embossed stamp on title and some margins).
FIRST EDITION of Boole's explanation of the algebraic form of logic, which he invented. "Boole's work led to the creation of set theory and probability theory in mathematics, to the philosophical work of Peirce, Russell, Whitehead and Wittgenstein, and to computer technology via the master's thesis of C.E. Shannon (1937), who recognized that the true/false values in Boole's two-valued algebra were analogous to the open and closed states of electric circuits. The invention of the binary digit or 'bit' made possible the development of the digital computer" (Norman).
The Norman copy presumably belongs to a later issue, with a cancel title (with only Macmillan listed as publisher in the imprint) and variant green pebble-grain cloth binding (with Boole's name on spine). Kline, Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times (New York, 1972), pp. 1189-1191; Norman 266.
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FIRST EDITION of Boole's explanation of the algebraic form of logic, which he invented. "Boole's work led to the creation of set theory and probability theory in mathematics, to the philosophical work of Peirce, Russell, Whitehead and Wittgenstein, and to computer technology via the master's thesis of C.E. Shannon (1937), who recognized that the true/false values in Boole's two-valued algebra were analogous to the open and closed states of electric circuits. The invention of the binary digit or 'bit' made possible the development of the digital computer" (Norman).
The Norman copy presumably belongs to a later issue, with a cancel title (with only Macmillan listed as publisher in the imprint) and variant green pebble-grain cloth binding (with Boole's name on spine). Kline, Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times (New York, 1972), pp. 1189-1191; Norman 266.