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George Boole

The life of George Boole - The Inventor of Digital Logic


Famous Logic

1. Boolean Algebra

The algebraic structure that underlies modern digital logic.

$$ x \cdot (y + z) = (x \cdot y) + (x \cdot z) $$ $$ x + x = x, \quad x \cdot x = x $$

Sources: https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Boole/

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