Boole and Shannon
lBoole
lInvented ÒBoolean algebraÓ
(switching theory)
l(In modern mathematics,
ÒBoolean algebraÓ is a more general, abstract, system)
lShannon
lWrote thesis on switching
theory
lInvented ÒInformation
theoryÓ
lMaze-solving mouse
lWrote first chess-playing
program
lWrote paper on the
mathematics of juggling