Claude Shannon: the Man and His Impact

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Title: Claude Shannon: the Man and His Impact
Contributor(s): The Echo Project
Issue Date: 26-Feb-2007
Abstract: The Claude Shannon project seeks to preserve the memory of the man whose mathematical theories laid the groundwork for the digital communication technology underlying the Internet. Shannon’s ideas, initially applied to telephone switching systems and early computing, proved tremendously useful in other scientific fields including genetics, encryption, and quantum physics. Shannon, dubbed the father of modern information theory, also applied his theoretical work to one of his favorite hobbies, juggling. His famous juggling machines illustrated his creativity, inveterate tinkering and great powers of invention.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1920/2051
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