George Boole - unsung hero of the computer age

On the 200th anniversary of George Boole's birth, Professor Marcus du Sautoy of Oxford University explains the significance of the British mathematician's work.

03 November 2015

3 minutes

This clip is from

World at One—02/11/2015

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