Gerry Kennedy

Ever wondered where Boolean logic came from?

In 2000 at a relative’s funeral, Gerry Kennedy discovered that he was linked to an illustrious chain of English and American 19th century radicals who had played significant roles in shaping the history of the last two centuries.

Their work included the very foundation of the digital world, the fourth dimension, a revolutionary best selling novel, the building of the atomic bomb, botanical discoveries in Mexico and radical participation in China from 1948 through to the Cultural Revolution.

Whilst researching the lives of the Booles and Hintons Gerry was surprised to find that in 1983, while on a peace mission that took him to the USA through Russia, China and Japan. he passed unknowingly right by the geographical centres of their lives.

An account of that personal journey and the story of his ancestors are intertwined in his intriguing and fascinating new book, The Booles and The Hintons - Two Dynasties That Helped Shape The Modern World.

Gerry Kennedy is a former Leeds student and lecturer. He is a freelance writer, radio journalist and broadcaster who co-authored The Voynich Manuscript. 2004. OrionPress.