Hamilton, Boole and their Algebras

William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865) revolutionized algebra with his discovery of quaternions, a non-commutative algebraic system, as well as his earlier work on complex numbers. George Boole (1815-1864) contributed to probability and differential equations, but his greatest achievement was to create an algebra of logic ‘Boolean algebra’. These new algebras were not only important to the development of algebra but remain of current use.

This is a free public lecture by Raymond Flood, Gresham Professor of Geometry.

There is no need to book in advance for this lecture. It runs on a first come first served basis.