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Boolean Logic : George Boole's The Laws of Thought

Posted by michael on from the 1010001000110000111 dept.

Ian writes "The Globe and Mail has a piece about the man behind Boolean Logic - George Boole - The Isaac Newton of logic. 'It was 150 years ago that George Boole published his classic The Laws of Thought, in which he outlined concepts that form the underpinnings of the modern high-speed computer.'"

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  1. Quick, how many here can define "bit"? by mi · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I mean the "bit" as in "1 byte is 8 bits".

    Only somewhat off-topic...

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