Using Boolean algebra as switching algebra, complex circuits are expressed so that they can be evaluated mathematically.

Boolean algebra makes it possible to use the same kinds of algebraic techniques we use to solve normal equations involving numbers to establish logical relationships.

Boolean algebra is a division of mathematics that deals with operations on logical values and incorporates binary variables.

But it's Boolean logic, or Boolean algebra, for which he's known today. The concept goes far beyond the and and or operators most of us have learned to use in the "advanced" options of search engines.

Augustus De MorganAnniversary: He was a pioneering British mathematician and logician whose contributions laid the foundation for modern symbolic logic and algebra. His legacy continues to ...

And now, Boolean logic is ingrained in almost every computer language. When you use a modern search engine, Boolean logic is used to filter the results to show you only the words you included in ...

Algebraic Immunity: A metric indicating a Boolean function’s resistance to algebraic attacks, reflecting the minimum degree of an annihilator function that can simplify its structure.

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.