Principles Of The Algebra Of Logic With Examples By Alexander Macfarlane M A D Sc Edin F R S E Read Before The Royal Society Of Edinburgh 16th December 1878 And 20th January 1879

Principles of the Algebra of Logic with Examples by Alexander Macfarlane M.A., D.Sc. (Edin.), F.R.S.E. Read Before the Royal Society of Edinburgh 16th December 1878 and 20th January 1879

LECTURES ON TEN BRITISH MATHEMATICIANS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

"Lectures on Ten British Mathematicians of the Nineteenth Century" offers a detailed examination of the lives and works of prominent British mathematicians such as George Boole, Charles Babbage, and Ada Lovelace. The book explores their revolutionary contributions to mathematics, logic, and computing, which helped to lay the groundwork for many modern theories and technologies. This collection of lectures takes an in-depth look at the mathematical ideas and innovations that these figures introduced, examining both their individual achievements and their collective impact on the development of mathematics as a whole. The 19th century was a period of great mathematical advancement, and this book sheds light on the crucial role that these British mathematicians played in shaping the future of the discipline.

Machines as the Measure of Men

This new edition of what has become a standard account of Western expansion and technological dominance includes a new preface by the author that discusses how subsequent developments in gender and race studies, as well as global technology and politics, enter into conversation with his original arguments.