A graphic titled “Milestone Monday” in large yellow text against a starry night sky. Beneath it is the date “December 8th, 1864.” On the left is a black-and-white portrait of George Boole, wearing a suit with a bow tie and facing slightly to the right. Below the portrait is a credit line: “Credit Line: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Boole.jpg” To the right of the portrait, text reads: “One this day George Boole, the mathematician who pioneered the creation of boolean algebra, the foundation for the binary logic used to make all digital computers, died in Cork, Ireland at the age of 49.” At the bottom is a stylized sunrise shape with the label “vintage.computer.”
On December 8th, 1864, George Boole, the mathematician whose work, Boolean logic and algebra, laid the foundation for every digital computer, died. A profound legacy from a brilliant mind. #VintageComputing #MilestoneMonday #HistoryOfComputing