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Shannon's Birth
Claude Shannon was the second child of Mabel Shannon and Claude Sr. He had a sister named Catherine -
Graduation
Claude Shannon graduated from Gaylord High School in 1932
Following his sister, he enrolled at the University of Michigan -
Graduation II
Shannon graduated from the University of Michigan with a double Bachelor's degree: Mathematics and Electrical Engineering -
MIT
We don't know the exact date, but this is when Shannon got a job as a research assistant and enrolled at MIT -
New Year's Discovery
Founded Digital Computer and Digital Circuit Design -
Bell Labs Internship
In the Summer of 1937, Shannon got an internship with Bell Labs, inspiring much of his research -
Degree
In 1940 Shannon earned both a master’s degree in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in mathematics from MIT. -
Nobel Prize
Claude Shannon received the Nobel Prize of 1940 -
Information Theory
Claude Shannon published his works on the Information Theory
"A Mathematical Theory of Communication" -
The Wedding
Claude Shannon married his wife. Amusingly, many would have called his wife a "computer", as she was a numerical analyst. -
Theseus
Claude Shannon made his electromechanical mouse "Theseus". It could navigate a 25x25 grid-like maze, without needing a consistent starting point. -
Shannon the Grandmaster
Claude Shannon published "Programming a Computer for Chess"
This paper discussed the theories and program needed for a computer to play chess -
Shannon's Death
Dr. Claude Elwood Shannon, the American mathematician and computer scientist whose theories laid the groundwork for the electronic communications networks that now lace the earth, died on Saturday in Medford, Mass., after a long fight with Alzheimer's disease. He was 84.