Claude Shannon

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gptkb:Princeton_University
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Claude Shannon
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gptkb:Communication_in_the_Presence_of_Noise
gptkb:Programming_a_Computer_for_Playing_Chess
gptkb:The_Synthesis_of_Two-Terminal_Switching_Circuits
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gptkbp:thesisTitle gptkb:A_Symbolic_Analysis_of_Relay_and_Switching_Circuits
gptkbp:thesisYear 1940
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