Claude Shannon — Bapak Teori Informasi

Matematikawan AS, founding paper teori informasi (1948), tesis master tentang rangkaian listrik (= Boolean algebra, 1937), kontributor awal AI & catur komputer.

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Claude Shannon

Biodata

Lahir: 30 April 1916, Petoskey, Michigan
Meninggal: 24 Februari 2001, Medford, Massachusetts (usia 84)
Profesi: Matematikawan, electrical engineer, cryptographer

Kontribusi

Tesis Master (1937) — “A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits” — Boolean algebra untuk sirkuit listrik, fondasi desain komputer digital
Teori Informasi (1948) — A Mathematical Theory of Communication — konsep bit, entropy, channel capacity
Catur komputer — Programming a Computer for Playing Chess (1950)
Theseus mouse (1950) — maze-solving mouse, magnetic
Shannon number — batas bawah game tree catur (10^120)
Juggling robot (1950-an)
Unicyclist — hobi seumur hidup

Karier

Bell Labs (1941–1972)
MIT (1956–1978)

Penghargaan

National Medal of Science (1966)
IEEE Medal of Honor (1966)
Turing Award (1985)