Claude Elwood Shannon (1916-2001)
American engineer and mathematician, by many regarded the father of information theory.
Literature:
Shannon, C. E. & Weaver, W. (1949/1964). The Mathematical Theory of Communication. Urbane: University of Illinois Press, 1964. (Original: 1949).
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.(2005). Claude Elwood Shannon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Shannon
See also: Information theory
Generic group: Information science, biography
Birger Hjørland
Last edited: 28-10-2006