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George Boole

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George Boole was an English mathematician and philosopher often credited with revolutionizing logic by transforming it from a philosophical study of language into a mathematical system of algebraic equations using binary values and logical operators. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Year
1815 1
Birth Date
1815-11-02 1
Death Year
1864 1
Death Date
1864-12-08 1
Nationality
English 1
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    George Boole (2 November 1815-8 December 1864) was an English mathematician and philosopher often credited with revolutionizing logic by transforming it from a philosophical study of language into a mathematical system of algebraic equations using binary values and logical operators.
  • Infobox, Born
    2 November 1815
  • Infobox, Died
    8 December 1864
  • Lead section, nationality clause
    was an English mathematician and philosopher often credited with revolutionizing logic by transforming it from a philosophical study of language into a mathematical system of algebraic equations using binary values and logical operators.
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