Title :
Looking back-Claude Elwood Shannon
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
fDate :
12/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The author reflects on the life of Claude Shannon, personally and professionally. The author comments on Shannon´s contributions to information theory; the application of Boolean algebra to relay and switching circuits, and in general, to logical design and how Shannon is noted for two papers on how a computer could play chess
Keywords :
biographies; information theory; Boolean algebra; Claude Elwood Shannon; information theory; logical design; relay circuits; switching circuits; Auditory system; Cybernetics; Engineering profession; Equations; Information theory; Laboratories; Mathematical model; Telephony; Uncertainty; Wire;
Journal_Title :
Potentials, IEEE
