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A mind at play : how Claude Shannon invented the information age / Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman

by Jimmy Soni, Rob Goodman

This biography explores the life of Claude Shannon, a mathematician recognised as the architect of the Information Age. It documents his foundational work in information theory and his diverse personal experiments in robotics and computing.

Accession 13930 ISBN 9781476766683 Publisher Simon & Schuster
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