Boolean Quiz

Lo!  It is the cover of The Boolean Gate, my new novella from Subterranean Press, available now for pre-order in a signed, limited edition!

You can also pre-order it at Amazon and divers other places, I believe.

The price is a mere $38.  But if you’re short a few dollars, don’t despair!  I have a few copies of the uncorrected proofs lying around, and I’ll be happy to send copies to the first three people to give the correct answers to the quiz below.

Now, the proofs do not have the handsome J.K. Potter cover of the limited edition.  But on the other hand, they’re free.  Your call.

People who have read or workshopped the story, alas, are not eligible.

Okay, here are the three questions:

1.  Who are the three historical figures depicted on the cover?

2.  What the hell is a Boolean Gate, anyway?

3.  And what does a Boolean Gate have to do with one/some/all of the figures from Question #1?

Given the high level of genius displayed by the friends of this blog, I expect the questions will be answered within, um, twelve seconds or so.