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Shannon was a distant cousin of his hero and his inspiration, Thomas Edison, although Shannon may not have known that.
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'''Claude Shannon''' (April 30, 1916 – February 24, 2001) was an American electrical [[engineer]] and the father of modern [[communications theory (engineering)|communications theory]].<ref>{{hnb|MIT News Office|2001}}</ref>
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'''Claude Shannon''' (April 30, 1916 – February 24, 2001) was an American electrical [[engineer]] often considered the father of modern communications theory.<ref>{{hnb|MIT News Office|2001}}</ref> He is credited as one of the founders of [[information theory]], especially due to his writing of "A Mathematical Theory of Communication"<ref>[http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/ms/what/shannonday/shannon1948.pdf A Mathematical Theory of Communication, Bell System Technical Journal, July/October, 1948]</ref> in 1948, widely considered one of the most important founding documents of information theory.
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Shannon was a distant cousin of his hero and his inspiration, [[Thomas Edison]], although Shannon may not have known that.
    
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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