Claude E. Shannon

Article Abstract:

Scientist/engineer Claude E. Shannon is considered the 'father' of information theory because of his innovative work in defining a digital framework for encoding information efficiently and protecting it from interference when transmitted over a channel. Much of this work, largely performed at AT and T's Bell Laboratories in the 1940s and 1950s, underlies the design of all systems that store information digitally. Shannon also showed how Boolean algebra could be employed to represent switches and relays in electronic circuits, enabling the testing of circuits and, eventually, hardware and software designs before they are actually implemented. He went on to explore some of the ramifications and applications of information theory, but Shannon's long withdrawal from public view since the 1960s led many to think him deceased. He spent much of this time as a professor of communications at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The impacts of Shannon's work, his current activities and an overview of his life are described.

Scientists, Telecommunications, Biographies, Origin, Digital communications, Information theory, Biography, Boolean Algebra, Impact Analysis, Communications Technology, Attitude, Digital Communication

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When whale meets man

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A skin diving experience in Rurutu, the northernmost island of Australes, French Polynesia, is recounted. Divers spent five days to explore the diverse marine life of the island and were lucky to have several close encounters with the legendary humpback whales.

Personal narratives, Cover Story, Description and travel, French Polynesia, Skin diving, Humpback whale

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Frankel, Felice

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology artist-in-residence and research scientist Felice Frankel combined her talent in photography with her interest in science. Scientists complemented that Frankel's works can bring new scientific information into light.

Behavior, Photographers, Artists, Frankel, Felice

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