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George Boole

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Boole transformed human thought into binary equations, creating the hidden skeleton of every modern computer. He died young in County Cork after walking into a storm to help others, surrendering his life to compassion rather than self-preservation. His marriage to Mary Everest birthed daughters who carried forward his mathematical vision. The shoemaker's son became the father of digital civilization through relentless imagination and generous love.
George Boole 1815-1864 Mathematician, inventor of boolean algebra, professor of mathematics, Queens College (now U.C.C.). He lived here from 1849 to 1855

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