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Maurice Karnaugh developed a map method for simplifying Boolean functions in electric circuit design. A Karnaugh map arranges truth table entries so that neighboring cells differ in one variable. Grouping adjacent entries reveals variables that do not affect an output. For example, Boolean algebra gives $(A\wedge B)\vee (A\wedge \neg B)=A$, removing dependence on $B$. His 1953 paper also distinguishes a short Boolean algebra expression from an economical physical electric circuit, because the best implementation depends on the available components.^[ref]

Physicist and computer scientist associated with the Karnaugh map for simplifying Boolean functions. Wikipedia biography identifies the subject and his logic-design contribution.