Hardcover: 492 pages
Publisher: Cork University Press (January 1, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1782052909
ISBN-13: 978-1782052906
by Desmond MacHale (Author), Yvonne Cohen (Author)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In dem sehr guten Blog <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The Renaissance Mathematicus” <br><a href=”https:\/\/thonyc.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/08\/killed-by-homeopathy\/”>https:\/\/thonyc.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/08\/killed-by-homeopathy\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
wurde im Dezember 2012 auf ein bisher unbekanntes Detail des Todes von George Boole (auf den die Boole’sche Algebra und andere Grundlagen der Computer zur\u00fcckgehen), hingewiesen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“<b>Killed by Homeopathy<\/b><br>The mathematician, philosopher and logician George Boole died on the 8th December 1864. What most people don\u2019t realise is that he was in all probability killed by homeopathy.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Es dauerte mehrere Jahre, bis ich endlich eine Quelle fand. Von einem heutigen Nachfahren aus der Familie von George Boole in “Downunder” erfuhr ich von einem neuen Buch mit Quellenmaterial aus britischen Archiven. Desmond MacHale und Yvonne Cohen waren noch bei der Arbeit, aber endlich konnte ich das Buch aus Gro\u00dfbritannien bestellen. 492 randvolle Seiten. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
About this book:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“George\n Boole (1815\u20131864) was born in Lincoln, England and was largely self \ntaught, having left school before he was sixteen. First, he taught \nhimself languages \u2013 Latin, Greek, French, German and Italian \u2013 and then \nastronomy, optics, mechanics and mathematics. By the age of twenty-one, \nhe was publishing original research in mathematical journals and, in \n1849, despite his lack of a degree, he was appointed first professor of \nmathematics at the newly-founded Queen\u2019s College Cork (now University \nCollege Cork). In 1854 he published his great work there, An \nInvestigation of the Laws of Thought, which laid the foundations of \ntoday\u2019s digital revolution. In 1855 Boole married Mary Everest (whose \nuncle was the man after whom Mount Everest was named) and they had five \nremarkable daughters. He died in 1864 at the early age of forty-nine. \nBoole\u2019s academic career has been covered in Desmond MacHale\u2019s biography,\n The Life and Work of George Boole (Cork University Press, 2014). New \nLight on George Boole now details the human side of this great genius. \nIt covers his family history, correspondence, love of nature, his \nreactions to the devastating Irish Famine, as well as his family life \nand relations with his students and peers. The book includes personal \ncorrespondence between Boole and his family, and a variety of friends \nand mathematicians, as well as a fascinating account of his trip to \nGermany. The circumstances of Boole\u2019s death are also explored. Possibly \nthe most controversial aspect of the book is the suggestion that Boole \nwas the inspiration for Professor James Moriarty, the arch villain of \nSir Arthur Conan Doyle\u2019s Sherlock Holmes stories. Convincing evidence \nfor this theory is presented. Written for the general reader, New Light \non George Boole is designed to show the personal side of a great \nthinker, loving husband, devoted father, religious maverick, generous \nbenefactor and much-loved teacher. In attempting to understand how the \nhuman mind processes thought and uses logic, Boole\u2019s ground-breaking \nwork has led to the development of modern computing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tbe book begins: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“In\n the Boole papers in the Boole Library at University College Cork there \nis a handwritten notebook which appears to have been written by George \nBoole’s eldest daughter, Mary Ellen (Hinton). The notebook details the \nBoole family history, followed by an account of the life and character \nof John Boole, George Boole’s father. Its significance lies in the fact \nthat George’s personality, talents, and maybe even his religious views, \nwere modelled on those of his father and clearly nurtured by him. It \nalso includessome details of the background of George’s mother, Mary Ann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As Mary Ellen was only eight when her father died, it is not possible that George Boole dictated this text – it probably emanated from his sister MaryAnn Boole, but its authenticity is not in doubt. The notebook was clearly a first draft but no second or further version seems to have survived. In places, the handwriting is extremely difficult to decipher, with many crossings out and amendments in what is possibly a different hand, necessitating in some instances educated guesses on the part of the present authors. The text of the notebook …”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Man sollte es lesen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Leider haben die Netznazis von WordPress den Blog v\u00f6llig ruiniert, so da\u00df ein sinnvolles Arbeiten damit nicht mehr m\u00f6glich ist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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