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The term boolean comes from boolean algebra, which was invented by George Bool in 1854, and described in his work, "An Investigation of the Laws of Thought".
The term "Boolean" is derived from George Boole. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Boole
It is derived from the name George Boole who's work led to a field of study known as Boolean Logic.
Boolean rings were named after George Boole (1815-1864).
It was named after Luigi Galvani, the Italian scientist.
Braille was named after the French founder of the written language, Louis Braille.
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Boolean operators are named after a mathematician by the name of George Boole. He came up with the idea that all mathematical problems were either true or false.
A keyword search searches for exact word when a boolean search looks for synonym's. The difference between a keyword search and a boolean search is the focus of the search. A keyword search is a search for an exact word. A boolean search is a search for a synonym.
In 1851, English mathematician George Boole (1815 - 1864) was immortalized by having an abstract algebraic system named for him. His surname is a variant of "Bull".
It is an "onomatopoeic" ("onomatopoeia" = the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named) name. When you walk in them the sound like "flip" "flop".
Here is some sample code to convert a string into a boolean: String word = "true"; boolean boo; if (word.equalsIgnoreCase("true")) boo=true; else boo=false;