The Booles And The Hintons: Two Dynasties That Helped Shape The Modern World
by Gerry Kennedy /
2017 / English / EPUB
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A fascinating look at the Boole and Hinton families who are, among
many other things, responsible for the invention of the Jungle Gym,
the discovery of the Voynich Manuscript, and the creation of
Boolean logic. Members of these two clans became renowned in their
fields of physics, entomology, and botany. This book covers the
generations between the Victorian era in England and the 20th
century, when the family spread as far as the USA and China. With
many black and white photos.
A fascinating look at the Boole and Hinton families who are, among
many other things, responsible for the invention of the Jungle Gym,
the discovery of the Voynich Manuscript, and the creation of
Boolean logic. Members of these two clans became renowned in their
fields of physics, entomology, and botany. This book covers the
generations between the Victorian era in England and the 20th
century, when the family spread as far as the USA and China. With
many black and white photos.
