Claude Elwood Shannon

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Claude_Elwood_Shannon

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gptkbp:birthDate	1916-04-30
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Petoskey,_Michigan,_USA
gptkbp:deathDate	2001-02-24
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gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:Vannevar_Bush
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gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Claude_Elwood_Shannon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Claude Elwood Shannon
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