Boolean algebra, and other forms of abstract propositional logic, are based on dealing with compound propositions made up of simple propositions joined by logical connectors like "and", "or", and ...

It shows the search engine's colourful sign in action with a demonstration of the logic gates used in computing that are derived from Boolean functions.

1815: English mathematician George Boole, who would help establish what is now known as Boolean logic, is born. Boole’s breakthrough was the insight that logic, which had previously been ...

The most basic three gates are AND, OR or NOT statements. It's possible to deploy Boolean logic using algebra. Statement A ("Today is Monday") is true. Statement B ("It's currently sunny") is also ...

Man of thought: Irish mathematician, logician and philosopher, George Boole pioneered modern computing (Image: Getty) And now, Boolean logic is ingrained in almost every computer language.