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Claude Shannon was the second child of Mabel Shannon and Claude Sr. He had a sister named Catherine
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Claude Shannon graduated from Gaylord High School in 1932
Following his sister, he enrolled at the University of Michigan -
Shannon graduated from the University of Michigan with a double Bachelor's degree: Mathematics and Electrical Engineering
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We don't know the exact date, but this is when Shannon got a job as a research assistant and enrolled at MIT
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Founded Digital Computer and Digital Circuit Design
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In the Summer of 1937, Shannon got an internship with Bell Labs, inspiring much of his research
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In 1940 Shannon earned both a master’s degree in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in mathematics from MIT.
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Claude Shannon received the Nobel Prize of 1940
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Claude Shannon published his works on the Information Theory
"A Mathematical Theory of Communication" -
Claude Shannon married his wife. Amusingly, many would have called his wife a "computer", as she was a numerical analyst.
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Claude Shannon made his electromechanical mouse "Theseus". It could navigate a 25x25 grid-like maze, without needing a consistent starting point.
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Claude Shannon published "Programming a Computer for Chess"
This paper discussed the theories and program needed for a computer to play chess -
Dr. Claude Elwood Shannon, the American mathematician and computer scientist whose theories laid the groundwork for the electronic communications networks that now lace the earth, died on Saturday in Medford, Mass., after a long fight with Alzheimer's disease. He was 84.