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World Service,05 Nov 2002,26 mins

Inventors Imperfect - George Boole

Global Business

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A look at the inventors, often misunderstood and overlooked, who shaped the modern world. George Boole is the father of computer programming.Born in Lincoln in 1815 he was naturally gifted, and self taught despite coming from a relatively poor background.

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