Boolean algebra was introduced by george boole in his first book the. Available only for a search of multiple pdfs or index definition files. In mathematics and mathematical logic, boolean algebra is the branch of algebra in which the. Uses the boolean operators that you type with the search words into the. Though his biographer des machale describes boole as an agnostic deist, boole read a wide variety of christian theology. How to search for words or phrases in a pdf document u. George boole was a largely selftaught english mathematician, philosopher and logician, most. Booles algebra of logic 1847 mathematics university of waterloo. An investigation of the laws of thought project gutenberg. For searches across multiple pdfs, acrobat also looks at document. This article george boole was adapted from an original article by peter. Origins of boolean algebra in the logic of classes.
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