George Boole lived at the same address
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In 1968, In the first term of my MSc year ( I was studying Mathematics and Statistics) I rented a flat at 5 Grenville Place in Cork, Ireland.
A few years later, a classmate of mine showed me the book
'An Investigation of the Laws of Thought,
on Which are Founded
The Mathematical Theories of Logic and Probabilities.'
It was written by George Boole, the first professor of Mathematics
at Queen's College Cork (now UCC). In the preface, written in 1853,
Boole gave his address as 5, Grenville-Place.
In recent years, the historical society placed a plaque at this address.
When I rented the flat, I did not know that Boole had lived there.
Date submitted:Mon, 22 Dec 2014 03:53:34 +0000Coincidence ID:7937
