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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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Theseus Maze-Solving Machine
#AI #Robotics #Machine Learning #Hardware

The first machine that demonstrated machine learning capabilities through maze navigation. Built with telephone relay circuits in 1950.

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Theseus - The Mouse in the Maze
1950-03-01 Claude Shannon
#AI #Robotics #Machine Learning #History

My famous experimental machine that learned to navigate a maze using telephone relay circuits and magnetism. One of the first examples of machine learning.

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