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1916-2001 | == Life == | ||
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Shannon was interested in boolean algebra & switching circuits, communication theory, mathematical cryptography, and computing machines. He worked at: MIT, assistant electrical engineer & mathematician 1936-39; National Defense Research Committee, research mathematician 1940-41; Bell Telephone Labs, research mathematician 1941-57; MIT: Donner professor of science 1958-80; Emeritus Donner professor of science 1980-?. | Shannon was interested in boolean algebra & switching circuits, communication theory, mathematical cryptography, and computing machines. He worked at: MIT, assistant electrical engineer & mathematician 1936-39; National Defense Research Committee, research mathematician 1940-41; Bell Telephone Labs, research mathematician 1941-57; MIT: Donner professor of science 1958-80; Emeritus Donner professor of science 1980-?. | ||
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Also, see a detailed page on him in Wikipedia at: <nowiki>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Shannon</nowiki> | Also, see a detailed page on him in Wikipedia at: <nowiki>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Shannon</nowiki> | ||
== Employment == | == Relevant Employment == | ||
* Bell Labs | * Bell Labs | ||
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Life
Claude E. Shannon (1916-2001)
Shannon was interested in boolean algebra & switching circuits, communication theory, mathematical cryptography, and computing machines. He worked at: MIT, assistant electrical engineer & mathematician 1936-39; National Defense Research Committee, research mathematician 1940-41; Bell Telephone Labs, research mathematician 1941-57; MIT: Donner professor of science 1958-80; Emeritus Donner professor of science 1980-?.
He has been called "the Father of information theory" (Lilley-Trice). His theory "considered the transmission of information as a statistical phenomenon." It gave communications engineers a way to determine the capacity of a communication channel. His theory is not "concerned with the content of information or the message itself" and, therefore, some feel should not be called information theory (Farkas-Conn).
See additional biographical information and an assessment of his influence at: http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/ms/what/shannonday/work.html
Also, see a detailed page on him in Wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Shannon
Relevant Employment
- Bell Labs
- MIT
Awards
- 1940 Noble Award
- 1949 Morris Liebmann Mem. Award
- 1955 Stuart Balletine Medal
- 1958 Vanuxem Lectr (Princeton)
- 1962 Steinmetz Lectr (Univ. Schenectady)
- 1966 Medal of Honor (IEEE) 1966 National Medal of Science
Offices
Papers
Location #1: MIT Libraries; details about the collection not available.