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He's a legend. For further reading on Claude Shannon check out the following books. Fortune's Formula by William Poundstone (http://goo.gl/VrBMUW http://goo.gl
by nickgrosvenor 12y ago
He's a legend. For further reading on Claude Shannon check out the following books.
Fortune's Formula by William Poundstone (http://goo.gl/VrBMUW http://goo.gl/VrBMUW)
The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood by James Gleick (http://goo.gl/Q5tzCW http://goo.gl/Q5tzCW)
- iandanforth 12y agoI also heartily recommend The Information. Such a great book, such a terrible title.
- chockablock 12y agoAlso some wonderful color on Shannon's early life, career at Bell Labs and in academia in The Idea Factory (a fantastic read for any Hacker News reader).