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Claude Shannon

MIT, Cambridge MA

Mathematician and electrical engineer known as the 'Father of Information Theory'. Pioneer in digital computing and cryptography.

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Thoughts on physics, philosophy, and music.

A Mathematical Theory of Communication
July 1948 Claude Shannon
#Information Theory #Mathematics #Communications

The seminal paper that established information theory as a new field of study. Introduced the concept of entropy and channel capacity.

Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits
October 1937 Claude Shannon
#Digital Computing #Boolean Algebra #Switching Theory #History

My master's thesis that applied Boolean algebra to electrical circuits, laying the groundwork for digital computing and modern computer science.

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