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Claude Shannon
American mathematician and information theorist (1916-2001).
Born April 30th, 1916 in Petoskey. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2001 at 84 years old in Medford (Alzheimer's disease).
Occupations
computer scientist, cryptographer, engineer, geneticist, inventor, mathematician, sport cyclist, university teacher
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