Boole, George

1815 - Born on the 2nd of November in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. The inventor of Boolean algebra.

1844 - Received a medal from the Royal Society for his memoir and the honorary degree of LL.D. from the University of Dublin.

1849 - Appointed as professor of mathematics in the Queen's College at Cork.

1854 - Wrote An Investigation into the Laws of Thought, on which are founded the Mathematical Theories of Logic and Probabilities.

1855 - Married to Miss Mary Everest, who, as Mrs. Boole, afterwards wrote several useful educational works on her husband's principles.

1859 - Completed two systematic treatises on mathematical during his lifetime. The well-known Treatise on Differential Equations appeared, and was followed, the next year, by a Treatise on the Calculus of Finite Differences, designed to serve as a sequel to the former work.

1864 - Died on 8th of December in Ballintemple, County Cork, Ireland of an attack of fever, ending in suffusion on the lungs.