Hamilton, Boole and Their Algebras

Synopsis

This lecture by Professor Raymond Flood explores the legacies of William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865) and George Boole (1815-1864). Hamilton discovered quaternions, a non-commutative algebraic system, and did important work on complex numbers. Boole’s area of expertise was probability and differential equations but he is best known for creating ‘Boolean algebra’. The lecture can be downloaded for free along with a complete transcript. [55 minutes]

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2015

Subjects

Mathematics

Keywords

algebra; Boole, George; complex numbers; differential equations; Hamilton, William Rowan; logic; quaternions

Online availability

URI

http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/hamilton-boole-and-their-algebras

Price

free

Delivery

Streamed/Download

Credits

Contributor

Raymond Flood

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Name

Gresham College

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