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Claude Shannon

  • Petoskey: April 30, 1916 celebration
  • Medford: February 24, 2001 celebration
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  • celebration Date of birth

    Petoskey: April 30, 1916  

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    Medford: February 24, 2001  

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  • engineering Field of Work

    1. probability theory
    2. cryptography
    3. electrical engineering
    4. cybernetics
    5. information theory
     

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    1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    2. University of Michigan
    3. Gaylord High School
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. John Fritz Medal (1983)
    2. Alfred Noble Prize (1939)
    3. National Inventors Hall of Fame (2004)
    4. Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship (1963)
    5. Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award (1973)
    6. Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences (1985)
    7. Harvey Prize (1972)
    8. Harold Pender Award (1978)
    9. Marconi Prize (2000)
    10. IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award (1949)
    11. IEEE Medal of Honor (1966)
    12. National Medal of Science (1966)
    13. Claude E. Shannon Award (1972)
    14. Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1991)
    15. Stuart Ballantine Medal (1955)
     

  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

    1. Shannon's source coding theorem
    2. Shannon switching game
    3. Shannon–Fano–Elias coding
    4. Shannon capacity
    5. information entropy
    6. Shannon–Weaver model
    7. Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem
    8. Shannon multigraph
    9. Shannon index
    10. Shannon–Hartley theorem
    11. Shannon number
    12. Whittaker–Shannon interpolation formula
    13. Shannon's expansion
    14. Noisy-channel coding theorem
     
  • American mathematician and information theorist (1916–2001) | John Fritz Medal (1983), Alfred Noble Prize (1939), National Inventors Hall of Fame (2004)

1. Grace Stanke

  • Wausau: April 30, 2002 celebration

Miss America 2023 | University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, Wausau West High School | Wausau: April 30, 2002 - Santa

2. Kaisa Matomäki (Kaisa Matomaki)

  • Nakkila: April 30, 1985 celebration

Finnish mathematician | Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics (2021), Väisälä Prize (2016), New Horizons in Mathematics Prize (2019), SASTRA Ramanujan

3. Kadri Simm

  • Kiviõli: April 30, 1976 celebration

Estonian philosopher | University of Tartu | Kiviõli: April 30, 1976 - Twickenham: June 10, 1744 | Kadri Simm | Kiviõli: April 30, 1976 - Twickenham: June 10, 1744

4. Gail Bradbrook

  • South Elmsall: April 30, 1972 celebration

British scientist | University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology | South Elmsall: April 30, 1972 - Nacka församling: February 18, 1960 | Gail

5. Henrieke Stahl

  • April 30, 1970 celebration

German philologist | David Burliuk International Mark | University of Münster | April 30, 1970 - Ružomberok: December 1, 1995 | Henrieke Stahl | April 30

6. Ashot Smbatyan

  • Yerevan: April 30, 1969 celebration

Armenian mathematician, diplomat | Mkhitar Gosh Medal (2018) | Humboldt University of Berlin, Leipzig University, Yerevan State University, TU Dresden

7. Sven Doye

  • Berlin: April 30, 1967 celebration

German chemist and author | Berlin: April 30, 1967 - Paris: June 2, 1701 | Sven Doye | Berlin: April 30, 1967 - Paris: June 2, 1701

8. Alicia Miyares

  • Les Arriondes: April 30, 1963 celebration

philosopher and feminist | University of Oviedo | Les Arriondes: April 30, 1963 - Lutsk: January 23, 2019 | Alicia Miyares | Les Arriondes: April 30, 1963

9. Sara Snogerup Linse

  • April 30, 1962 celebration

Swedish chemist (1962) | The KTH Great Prize (2014), FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award (2019) | Lund University | April 30, 1962 - Cambridge: January 29, 1988

10. Jean-Christophe Niel

  • Lille: April 30, 1961 celebration

French director of the Nuclear Safety Institute | Officer of the National Order of Merit (2016), Officer of the Legion of Honour (2020) | École polytechnique

11. Nikolay Sevastyanov

  • Chelyabinsk: April 30, 1961 celebration

Soviet engineer | Russian President's Prize in the field of education, Honoured Radioman, Merited designer of the Russian Federation, Prize of the Government

12. Gennady Krasnikov

  • Tambov: April 30, 1958 celebration

Russian scientist | Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude, Order of Honour, Order of Friendship, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd

13. Patrick Négrier (Patrick Negrier)

  • Aubusson: April 30, 1956 celebration

French philosopher | Aubusson: April 30, 1956 - Inverness: May 15, 2010 | Patrick Négrier (Patrick Negrier) | Aubusson: April 30, 1956 - Inverness: May 15, 2010

14. Francis Muguet

  • 15th arrondissement of Paris: April 30, 1955 celebration
  • 15th arrondissement of Paris: October 14, 2009 deceased

French activist (1955–2009) | Texas Tech University | 15th arrondissement of Paris: April 30, 1955 - 15th arrondissement of Paris: October 14, 2009 | Francis

15. Janusz Grabowski

  • Stalowa Wola: April 30, 1955 celebration

Polish mathematician | University of Warsaw | Stalowa Wola: April 30, 1955 - Potomac: March 6, 2021 | Janusz Grabowski | Stalowa Wola: April 30, 1955

16. Gennadi Milinevsky

  • Nizhny Novgorod: April 30, 1951 celebration

Ukrainian astrophysicist | Faculty of Physics of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv | Nizhny

17. Mihnea Moroșan (Mihnea Morosan)

  • Darabani: April 30, 1950 celebration

Romanian mathematician | Alexandru Ioan Cuza University | Darabani: April 30, 1950 - January 1, 1555 | Mihnea Moroșan (Mihnea Morosan) | Darabani: April 30

18. Robert Tarjan

  • Pomona: April 30, 1948 celebration

American computer scientist | Turing Award (1986), IMU Abacus Medal (1982), Guggenheim Fellowship (1978), Paris Kanellakis Award (1999), O'Reilly Open Source

19. Zbigniew Drozdowicz

  • Gryfice: April 30, 1948 celebration

Polish philosopher | Faculty of History, Adam Mickiewicz University | Gryfice: April 30, 1948 - Munich: June 14, 1920 | Zbigniew Drozdowicz | Gryfice: April

20. Heinz-Otto Peitgen

  • Bruch: April 30, 1945 celebration

German mathematician | Karl Heinz Beckurts Award (1999), Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1996) | University of Bonn

21. Lee Sallows

  • Welwyn: April 30, 1944 celebration

English recreational mathematician | Welwyn: April 30, 1944 - Moscow: April 12, 1971 | Lee Sallows | Welwyn: April 30, 1944 - Moscow: April 12, 1971

22. Aleksandr Ginzburg

  • Moscow: April 30, 1944 celebration

Soviet and Russian ecologist and physicist | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Moscow State University | Moscow: April 30, 1944 - Saint Petersburg

23. Marek Trojanowicz

  • Warsaw: April 30, 1944 celebration

Polish chemist | Wiktor Kemula Medal (2009), Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta | University of Warsaw | Warsaw: April 30, 1944 - Washington, D.C.

24. Siyavuş Qarayev (Siyavus Qarayev)

  • Samukh District: April 30, 1942 celebration
  • Baku: January 1, 2015 deceased

Azerbaijani chemist | Shohrat Order, Honored Scientist of Azerbaijan | Samukh District: April 30, 1942 - Baku: January 1, 2015 | Siyavuş Qarayev (Siyavus

25. Larry Niven

  • Los Angeles: April 30, 1938 celebration

American writer | Inkpot Award, Ditmar Award, Hugo Award for Best Novelette (1976), Hugo Award for Best Short Story (1967), Hugo Award for Best Novel (1971)

26. Bertell Ollman

  • Milwaukee: April 30, 1935 celebration

American political scientist | University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Oxford | Milwaukee: April 30, 1935 - Amsterdam: October 31, 1968 | Bertell

27. Arnaldo Valentin Gauer

  • April 30, 1934 celebration

April 30, 1934 - Madrid: March 3, 1930 | Arnaldo Valentin Gauer | April 30, 1934 - Madrid: March 3, 1930

28. Marcus Raskin

  • Milwaukee: April 30, 1934 celebration
  • Washington, D.C.: December 24, 2017 deceased

American social critic (1934–2017) | University of Chicago | Milwaukee: April 30, 1934 - Washington, D.C.: December 24, 2017 | Marcus Raskin | Milwaukee

29. Otto Duintjer

  • Amsterdam: April 30, 1932 celebration
  • Heemstede: November 23, 2020 deceased

Dutch philosopher | Amsterdam: April 30, 1932 - Heemstede: November 23, 2020 | Otto Duintjer | Amsterdam: April 30, 1932 - Heemstede: November 23, 2020

30. Albert Keller

  • Nieder-Roden: April 30, 1932 celebration
  • Munich: July 5, 2010 deceased

German Jesuit theologian (1932-2010) | Nieder-Roden: April 30, 1932 - Munich: July 5, 2010 | Albert Keller | Nieder-Roden: April 30, 1932 - Munich: July 5, 2010

31. Carl Cohen

  • April 30, 1931 celebration
  • August 26, 2023 deceased

American academic (1931–2023) | April 30, 1931 - August 26, 2023 | Carl Cohen | April 30, 1931 - August 26, 2023

32. Félix Guattari (Felix Guattari)

  • Villeneuve-les-Sablons: April 30, 1930 celebration
  • La Borde clinic: August 29, 1992 deceased

French psychoanalyst (1930–1992) | Villeneuve-les-Sablons: April 30, 1930 - La Borde clinic: August 29, 1992 | Félix Guattari - Pierre-Félix Guattari

33. Marie Mercury Roth

  • Boston: April 30, 1926 celebration
  • Wauwatosa: January 3, 2020 deceased

American chemist | Mount Holyoke College, University of Wisconsin–Madison | Boston: April 30, 1926 - Wauwatosa: January 3, 2020 | Marie Mercury Roth

34. Mervyn Probine

  • Auckland: April 30, 1924 celebration
  • April 17, 2010 deceased

New Zealand public servant (1924–2010) | Companion of the Order of the Bath, Fellow of the Institute of Physics, Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi (1964)

35. Erhard Heinz

  • Bautzen: April 30, 1924 celebration
  • Göttingen: December 29, 2017 deceased

German mathematician (1924-2017) | Cantor medal (1994) | University of Göttingen | Bautzen: April 30, 1924 - Göttingen: December 29, 2017 | Erhard Heinz

36. Roger L. Easton

  • Craftsbury: April 30, 1921 celebration
  • Hanover: May 8, 2014 deceased

American scientist (1921–2014) | Magellanic Premium (1997), National Inventors Hall of Fame (2010), National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2004)

37. Semyon Starukhin

  • April 30, 1916 celebration

Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands", Medal "Veteran of Labour" | Donetsk National Technical University | April 30

38. Claude Shannon

  • Petoskey: April 30, 1916 celebration
  • Medford: February 24, 2001 deceased

American mathematician and information theorist (1916–2001) | John Fritz Medal (1983), Alfred Noble Prize (1939), National Inventors Hall of Fame (2004)

39. Ron Giovanelli

  • Grafton: April 30, 1915 celebration
  • Camperdown: January 1, 1984 deceased

1915-1984) physicist and solar researcher | Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (1962), Edgeworth David Medal (1948) | Grafton: April 30, 1915

40. Genevieve Grotjan Feinstein

  • Buffalo: April 30, 1913 celebration
  • Fairfax: August 10, 2006 deceased

American mathematician and cryptanalyst | Buffalo: April 30, 1913 - Fairfax: August 10, 2006 | Genevieve Grotjan Feinstein | Buffalo: April 30, 1913 - Fairfax

41. Wolfgang Hahn

  • Potsdam: April 30, 1911 celebration
  • Kassel: January 10, 1998 deceased

German mathematician (1911-1998) | Hahn polynomials, continuous Hahn polynomials, continuous dual Hahn polynomials, Hahn–Exton q-Bessel function | Frederick

42. Sergey Nikolsky

  • Talitsa: April 30, 1905 celebration
  • Moscow: November 9, 2012 deceased

Soviet and Russian mathematician (1905–2012) | Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Stalin Prize, 2nd degree, Bolzano Prize

43. Miles Aylmer Fulton Barnett

  • Dunedin: April 30, 1901 celebration
  • Waikanae: March 27, 1979 deceased

New Zealand physicist, meteorologist (1901–1979) | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1945), Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi (1947), Fellow

44. Tadeusz Tucholski

  • April 30, 1898 celebration
  • Katyn: April 30, 1940 deceased

Lieutenant od the Polish Army, chemist (1898-1940) | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań | April 30, 1898 - Katyn: April 30, 1940 | Tadeusz Tucholski | April

45. Paul Vincensini

  • Bastia: April 30, 1896 celebration
  • La Ciotat: August 9, 1978 deceased

French mathematician (1896-1978) | University of Toulouse (1927) | Bastia: April 30, 1896 - La Ciotat: August 9, 1978 | Paul Vincensini | Bastia: April 30

46. Anandamayi Ma

  • Bengal: April 30, 1896 celebration
  • Dehradun: August 27, 1982 deceased

Hindu Guru (1896–1982) | Bengal: April 30, 1896 - Dehradun: August 27, 1982 | Anandamayi Ma - নির্মলা সুন্দরী | Bengal: April 30

47. Leopold Ziegler

  • Karlsruhe: April 30, 1881 celebration
  • Überlingen: November 25, 1958 deceased

German philosopher (1881-1958) | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1956), honorary doctor of the University of

48. Lev Karpov

  • Kyiv: April 30, 1879 celebration
  • Moscow: January 6, 1921 deceased

Russian revolutionary (1879–1921) | Imperial Moscow Technical School | Kyiv: April 30, 1879 - Moscow: January 6, 1921 | Lev Karpov | Kyiv: April 30, 1879

49. Wenceslao Benítez Inglott (Wenceslao Benitez Inglott)

  • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: April 30, 1879 celebration
  • San Fernando: December 21, 1954 deceased

Spanish admiral | Grand Cross of Naval Merit with white badge (1934), Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise (1955) | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

50. Władysław Witwicki (Wladyslaw Witwicki)

  • Lubaczów: April 30, 1878 celebration
  • Konstancin-Jeziorna: December 21, 1948 deceased

Polish psychologist, philosopher, translator historian (of philosophy and art), and artist | The Good News according to Matthew and Mark, cratism, Psychology

51. Orso Mario Corbino

  • Augusta: April 30, 1876 celebration
  • Rome: January 23, 1937 deceased

Italian physicist (1876-1937) | Matteucci Medal (1909) | University of Palermo | Augusta: April 30, 1876 - Rome: January 23, 1937 | Orso Mario Corbino

52. Leonardus Alphonse Arture Laudij

  • April 30, 1875 celebration

April 30, 1875 - October 29, 2020 | Leonardus Alphonse Arture Laudij | April 30, 1875 - October 29, 2020

53. Tadayoshi Kihira

  • April 30, 1874 celebration

University of Tokyo | April 30, 1874 - Tashkent: November 3, 2020 | Tadayoshi Kihira | April 30, 1874 - Tashkent: November 3, 2020

54. Arthur Sauer

  • Wiesentheid: April 30, 1874 celebration
  • November 29, 1946 deceased

German chemist (1874-1946) | Wiesentheid: April 30, 1874 - November 29, 1946 | Arthur Sauer | Wiesentheid: April 30, 1874 - November 29, 1946

55. Oskar Piloty

  • Munich: April 30, 1866 celebration
  • Sommepy-Tahure: October 6, 1915 deceased

German chemist (1866–1915) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, University of Würzburg | Munich: April 30, 1866 - Sommepy-Tahure: October 6, 1915

56. Karl Strehl

  • Bayreuth: April 30, 1864 celebration
  • Hof: June 14, 1940 deceased

German physicist (1864–1940) | Bayreuth: April 30, 1864 - Hof: June 14, 1940 | Karl Strehl | Bayreuth: April 30, 1864 - Hof: June 14, 1940

57. Max Skladanowsky

  • Berlin: April 30, 1863 celebration
  • Berlin: November 30, 1939 deceased

German inventor and early filmmaker (1863–1939) | Berlin: April 30, 1863 - Berlin: November 30, 1939 | Max Skladanowsky | Berlin: April 30, 1863 - Berlin

58. Vitaly Serebrenikov

  • April 30, 1862 celebration

Glazov Seminary, Saint Petersburg Theological Academy | April 30, 1862 - Tver Governorate: January 1, 1754 | Vitaly Serebrenikov | April 30, 1862 - Tver

59. Stanisław Bądzyński (Stanislaw Badzynski)

  • Czekanów: April 30, 1862 celebration
  • Warsaw: February 9, 1929 deceased

Polish chemist (1862-1929) | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Czekanów: April 30, 1862 - Warsaw: February 9, 1929 | Stanisław Bądzyński

60. Nikolaï Grot (Nikolai Grot)

  • April 30, 1852 celebration

Order of Saint Stanislaus, Order of Saint Anna | Imperial St. Petersburg University, Faculty of History and Philology of St. Petersburg University | April

61. William Ripley Nichols

  • April 30, 1847 celebration
  • July 14, 1886 deceased

American chemist | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | April 30, 1847 - July 14, 1886 | William Ripley Nichols | April 30, 1847 - July 14, 1886

62. Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria

  • Florence: April 30, 1839 celebration
  • Vienna: January 18, 1892 deceased

Archduke of Austria (1839-1892) | Florence: April 30, 1839 - Vienna: January 18, 1892 | Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria | Florence: April 30, 1839 - Vienna

63. A. Chebyshev-Dmitrīev (A. Chebyshev-Dmitriev)

  • April 30, 1834 celebration

Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class | Moscow Imperial University, Faculty of Law | April 30, 1834 - June 10, 2015 | A. Chebyshev-Dmitrīev (A.

64. Felipe Picatoste

  • April 30, 1834 celebration

April 30, 1834 - Hongō-ku: December 31, 1935 | Felipe Picatoste | April 30, 1834 - Hongō-ku: December 31, 1935

65. Émile Grucker (Emile Grucker)

  • April 30, 1828 celebration

Université de Strasbourg. Faculté des lettres, Jean Sturm Gymnasium, Collège Sainte-Barbe, Lycée Louis-le-Grand | April 30, 1828 - Borstel: January 1, 1956

66. George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll

  • Argyll and Bute: April 30, 1823 celebration
  • Inveraray Castle: April 24, 1900 deceased

Scottish peer, Liberal politician and writer on science, religion, and politics (1823-1900) | Fellow of the Royal Society (1851), Knight Companion of the Order

67. Paul Janet

  • Paris: April 30, 1823 celebration
  • Paris: October 4, 1899 deceased

French philosopher (1823-1899) | Commander of the Legion of Honour | École Normale Supérieure | Paris: April 30, 1823 - Paris: October 4, 1899 | Paul Janet

68. Johann Heinrich Jakob Müller (Johann Heinrich Jakob Muller)

  • Kassel: April 30, 1809 celebration
  • Freiburg im Breisgau: October 3, 1875 deceased

German physicist (1809-1875) | University of Giessen | Kassel: April 30, 1809 - Freiburg im Breisgau: October 3, 1875 | Johann Heinrich Jakob Müller (Johann

69. Carl Friedrich Gauss

  • Brunswick: April 30, 1777 celebration
  • Göttingen: February 23, 1855 deceased

German mathematician and physicist (1777–1855) | Lalande Prize (1809), Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order (1842), Pour le Mérite, Bavarian

70. Johann Karl Burckhardt

  • Leipzig: April 30, 1773 celebration
  • Paris: June 22, 1825 deceased

French astronomer and mathematician | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1822) | Leipzig University | Leipzig: April 30, 1773 - Paris: June 22, 1825

71. Pehr Bernhard Berndes

  • Alunda parish: April 30, 1750 celebration
  • Stockholm City: May 20, 1826 deceased

chemist (1750-1826) | Alunda parish: April 30, 1750 - Stockholm City: May 20, 1826 | Pehr Bernhard Berndes | Alunda parish: April 30, 1750 - Stockholm City: May 20, 1826

72. Mathurin Jacques Brisson

  • Fontenay-le-Comte: April 30, 1723 celebration
  • Paris: June 23, 1806 deceased

French zoologist and natural philosopher | University of Poitiers | Fontenay-le-Comte: April 30, 1723 - Paris: June 23, 1806 | Mathurin Jacques Brisson

73. Ulrich von Hutten

  • Steckelberg Castle: April 30, 1488 celebration
  • Ufenau: September 8, 1523 deceased

German scholar, poet and reformer (1488-1523) | University of Erfurt, University of Greifswald, University of Rostock, Alma Mater Viadrina, Leipzig University

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