--- title: George Boole, Mathematician, Honored in New Google Doodle description: Monday's Google Doodle honors what would have been famed mathematician George Boole's 200th birthday. canonical: https://time.com/4096020/george-boole/ author: Joanna Plucinska article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-02T03:31:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:51.003Z og:title: Mathematician George Boole Honored in New Google Doodle og:description: Boole ended his formal education at 14. og:url: https://time.com/4096020/george-boole/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdadc8d8bad7e6799/69886f1e8e06010a5d4631e5/screen-shot-2015-11-02-at-10-19-26-am.png?branch=production&width=484&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 484 og:image:height: 272 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2015-11-02 at 10.19.26 AM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Mathematician George Boole Honored in New Google Doodle twitter:description: Boole ended his formal education at 14. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdadc8d8bad7e6799/69886f1e8e06010a5d4631e5/screen-shot-2015-11-02-at-10-19-26-am.png?branch=production&width=484&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # New Google Doodle Honors Prolific Mathematician George Boole's 200th Birthday > Sponsored content. 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Boole work, commonly referred to as Boolean algebra, went on to influence binary systems used in electrical circuits and computers. The Doodle shows the [“logic gates”](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/google-doodle/11968997/george-boole-google-doodle.html) derived from Boolean theories often used in modern computing. Boole’s talents didn’t lie solely with mathematics, however. Born in Lincolnshire in the U.K., Boole ended his formal education at 14 but still managed to teach himself poetry and a slew of languages. By the age of 20 he had even opened up his own school. His scientific [successes](http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/the-bicentennial-of-george-boole-the-man-who-laid-the-foundations-of-the-digital-age/) came later — he was the first pure mathematician to receive the Gold Medal for Mathematics by the Royal Society in 1844, only three years after his first publication on the subject. He then became the first mathematics professor at Ireland’s University College Cork, then known as Queen’s College Cork, in 1849 — a position which he retained for the rest of his life. He wrote his most famous work, _An Investigation of the Laws of Thought_, there in 1854. Boole fell ill with pneumonia and passed away in Cork in 1864 at the age of 49\. He was survived by five daughters, many of whom ended up making significant contributions to maths and sciences themselves. ### See Google Doodles Through the Years  Aug. 26, 2015 For the 70th anniversary of La Tomatina. Google  May 26, 2015 In celebration of the 64th birthday of Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. Google  March 31, 2015 Honoring the 126th anniversary of the public opening of the Eiffel Tower. Google  Mar. 20, 2015 To celebrate the start of spring and the vernal equinox, Google created a stop-motion animation of flowers in bloom. Google  Nov. 12, 2014 For the landing of the Philae lander, the first spacecraft on a moving comet, Google created a gyrating lander with passing stars. Google  Sept. 9, 2014 For Tolstoy's 186th birthday, the Google Doodle team created an appropriately long click-through doodle. Google  May 27, 2014 For the Rachel Louise Carson doodle, the team surrounded her with birds and sea creatures to celebrate her 107th birthday. Google  May 4 2014 For Audrey Hepburn's 85th birthday, the doodle team adapted an image from a 1956 black and white photograph taken by Yousuf Karsh. Google  June 9, 2011 The doodlers came up with the idea of a playable logo, then pegged it to guitar innovator Les Paul's 96th birthday. Turning on composer mode allows you to create songs that you can share online. Google  March 24, 2011 The Harry Houdini doodle was created in the style of the old posters advertising the death-defying magician. Google  Nov. 25, 2010 Chef Ina Garten prepared this Thanksgiving feast, which Google photographed. If you clicked on a dish, her recipe appeared. Google  May 7, 2010 Google asked the San Francisco Ballet to pose and twirl to re-create Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. Google  Oct. 7, 2009 Scan the doodle that marks the first patent for the bar code and you'll decode Google embedded within. Google  March 2, 2009 The doodlers arranged classic Dr. Seuss characters, like the Cat in the Hat and the Grinch, to form the logo's letters. Google  Jan. 28, 2009 There was no other way to honor abstract artist Jackson Pollack than with a chaotic drip painting. Google  Jan. 19, 2009 Guest artist Shepard Fairey (famed for his Obama HOPE poster) did a sketch for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Google  Jan. 28, 2008 Early on, Google used Lego blocks as casing for hard disks. Later it feted Lego's 50th anniversary. Google  April 22, 2007 A melting iceberg for Earth Day is one of many eco-minded doodles the team has created. Google  Jan. 4, 2006 Enter the world of out-there doodles — Google in braille. Only problem: you can't feel it. Google  March 30, 2005 The Van Gogh doodle appeared in an era when doodles began to get more ambitious, and it's one of the doodlers' best interpretations of a specific painter. Google  Aug. 13, 2003 Early doodles of famous folk tended to be simple, like this silhouette of Alfred Hitchcock. Google  March 14, 2003 The early doodles were often simple but playful, like this mustachioed drawing of Albert Einstein to celebrate his birthday. Google  Nov. 14, 2001 Google's first doodler, Dennis Hwang, gave the logo an Impressionist look for Claude Monet's birthday. Google  Aug. 30, 1998 When employees left for the Burning Man festival, the Google logo became a cryptic BE BACK LATER sign. "There was no master plan for doodles at that point," says doodler-in-chief Ryan Germick. 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