Overview
- Extensive analysis of the development of switching theory as mathematical foundations for modern logic design, and circuit design in general
- Pictorial history book of Applications of Boolean Logic in Engineering
- Written by leading experts in the field
Part of the book series: Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI, volume 335)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Mathematical Foundations
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Back Matter
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About this book
Logic networks and automata are facets of digital systems. The change of the design of logic networks from skills and art into a scientific discipline was possible by the development of the underlying mathematical theory called the Switching Theory. The fundamentals of this theory come from the attempts towards an algebraic description of laws of thoughts presented in the works by George J. Boole and the works on logic by Augustus De Morgan.
As often the case in engineering, when the importance of a problem and the need for solving it reach certain limits, the solutions are searched by many scholars in different parts of the word, simultaneously or at about the same time, however, quite independently and often unaware of the work by other scholars. The formulation and rise of Switching Theory is such an example.
This book presents a brief account of the developments of Switching Theory and highlights some less known facts in the history of it. The readers will find the book a fresh look into the development of the field revealing how difficult it has been to arrive at many of the concepts that we now consider obvious . Researchers in the history or philosophy of computing will find this book a valuable source of information that complements the standard presentations of the topic.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This is a book on the history of switching theory and Boolean algebras. The text presents historical remarks on its early development and details on the different authors who made significant contributions to these areas … . this is a text for those who are interested in the history of mathematics.” (H. Mitsch, Monatshefte für Mathematik, Vol. 164 (4), December, 2011)Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: From Boolean Logic to Switching Circuits and Automata
Book Subtitle: Towards Modern Information Technology
Authors: Radomir S. Stanković, Jaakko Astola
Series Title: Studies in Computational Intelligence
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11682-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-11681-0Published: 05 March 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51904-2Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-11682-7Published: 19 March 2011
Series ISSN: 1860-949X
Series E-ISSN: 1860-9503
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 212
Topics: Mathematical and Computational Engineering, Mathematical Logic and Foundations, History of Computing, Artificial Intelligence, History of Science, Circuits and Systems