▁Lady ▁of ▁Jordan , ▁Oregon . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Jordan ▁Cover ed ▁Bridge ▁ ▁Historic ▁photo ▁of ▁Tra pp ist ▁School ▁in ▁Jordan ▁from ▁the ▁S alem ▁Public ▁Library ▁ ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁in ▁L inn ▁County , ▁Oregon ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁in ▁Oregon <0x0A> </s> ▁George ▁Stephen ▁Bool os ▁( ; ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁– ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁phil os opher ▁and ▁a ▁mathematical ▁logic ian ▁who ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Bool os , ▁of ▁Greek - J ew ish ▁descent , ▁graduated ▁from ▁Pr inc eton ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁with ▁an ▁A . B . ▁in ▁mathematics . ▁Oxford ▁University ▁awarded ▁him ▁the ▁B . Ph il . ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁he ▁obtained ▁the ▁first ▁Ph D ▁in ▁philosophy ▁ever ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology , ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Hil ary ▁Put nam . ▁After ▁teaching ▁three ▁years ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁M IT ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁from ▁cancer . ▁ ▁A ▁char ism atic ▁speaker ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁clar ity ▁and ▁wit , ▁he ▁once ▁delivered ▁a ▁lecture ▁( 1 9 9 4 b ) ▁giving ▁an ▁account