The Mathematical Theory of Communication by Claude Shannon

The statue is located at the west entrance to the EECS Building on the North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.Ĭlaude Shannon centennial celebrants recall U-M grad’s advances, societal impact Shannon Statue Dedication at the University of MichiganĪt noon on a beautiful day November 9, 2001, approximately two hundred members of the University of Michigan community attended the dedication of the statue of Claude E. Professors Alfred Hero and David Neuhoff stand next to the statue of Claude Shannon.Ĭlaude E. Shannon’s insight seemed to come out of nowhere, but collections from the Bentley archive show how the genius idea grew from a revamped engineering campus and one elective class.

A job posting on a bulletin board led him to work on a differential analyzer at MIT, where he would earn his PHD.Įarly theoretical solutions led to practical applications that continue to power our digital world.Ī 1936 master’s thesis written by Claude Shannon changed the computing world overnight. At Michigan, Shannon took some of the earliest courses courses offered in the theory of wireless telegraphy and telephony, which introduced him to critical ideas related to his later work. Here, his biographers tell the story of his U-M years. Photo courtesy of U-M Bentley Historical Library.Īs the creator of the “bit,” Claude Shannon became known as the “father of the digital age”-the man responsible for technology that evolved into today’s computers and other digital technology.

The Mathematical Theory of Communication by Claude Shannon