Abstract
This paper examines the history of algebraic logic as developed by German philosopher G.W. Leibniz (1646—1716) and British mathematician George Boole (1814—64). It shows the role and significance of the two numbers 0 and 1 in the newly created algebra of logic and how that explains why those numbers have come to be the very symbols of our digital age.
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