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The Shannon family lived in Gaylord, Michigan, and Claude was born in a hospital in nearby Petoskey. His father, Claude Sr. (1862–1934), was a businessman and, for a while, a judge of probate in Gaylord. His mother, Mabel Wolf Shannon (1880–1945), was a language teacher, who also served as the principal of Gaylord High School. Claude Sr. was a descendant of New Jersey settlers, while Mabel was a child of German immigrants. Shannon's family was active in their Methodist Church during his ...
Jul 2, 2024 · Claude Shannon was an American mathematician and electrical engineer who laid the theoretical foundations for digital circuits and information theory, a mathematical communication model. After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1936 with bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and electrical
Oct 14, 2002 · With the fundamental new discipline of quantum information science now under construction, it's a good time to look back at an extraordinary scientist who single-handedly launched classical ...
Feb 13, 2023 · #informationtheory #claudeshannon #technology Claude Shannon, the mastermind behind the concept of modern information theory, delves into the idea of treatin...
Dec 22, 2020 · Next, Shannon set his sights on an even bigger target: communication. Communication is one of the most basic human needs. From smoke signals to carrier pigeons to the telephone to television, humans have always sought methods that would allow them to communicate farther, faster and more reliably.
Claude Shannon, born 100 years ago, devised the mathematical representation of information that made the digital era possible. Shown above are the equations he developed to mathematically describe ...
The Shannon Centenary, 2016, marks the life and influence of Claude Shannon on the hundredth anniversary of his birth on 30 April 1916. Shannon is best known for developing the mathematical foundations of communication (establishing the field of information theory) 1, data compression 2, digital computers 3, cryptography 4, circuit complexity 5, flow networks 6, and juggling 7, as well as laying foundations of artificial intelligence 8, 9 and human–computer interaction 10.
The American mathematician and computer scientist who conceived and laid the foundations for information theory. His theories laid the groundwork for the electronic communications networks that now lace the earth.
Feb 27, 2001 · CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- MIT Professor Emeritus Claude E. Shannon, known as the father of modern digital communications and information theory, died Saturday, February 24 at the Courtyard Nursing Care Center in Medford, Mass., after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
CLAUDE SHANNON (1916-2001) Shannon invented Information Theory He created the architecture and concepts governing digital communication. More than anyone, he created the foun-
