Claude Shannon

A mathematician, Shannon's master's thesis described how digital information could be transmitted by automated switching circuits. At Bell Labs in 1948, Shannon published A Mathematical Theory of Communication -- the foundation of information theory -- which developed the concept of communicating in binary code, the basis of the entire digital communications revolution from cell phones to the Internet. Shannon even developed the concept of error correction, which makes the communications accurate. "Without him, none of the things we know today would exist. The whole digital revolution started with him," said AT&T fellow Neil Sloane. Shannon died February 24 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was 84. From This is True for 25 February 2001 Suggestions for further reading: Presentation Zen Design: Simple Design Principles and Techniques to Enhance Y... by Garr Reynolds Amazon Price: $23.09 Customer Review: Presentation Zen Design Garr's a great writer, and his first Presentation Zen book made a huge impact on how I create PPT slides. His new Zen Design book is unfortunately more of the same. He covers some art and design topics in detail, ...   The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics: The Dos and Don'ts of ... by Dona M. Wong Amazon Price: $19.77 Customer Review: This small book is almost everything that it appears. It gives an attractive introduction to data display and shows the roles that colors, shapes, shades, lines, typography all have to play in creating a working data display that both pleases the eye...   slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations by Nancy Duarte Amazon Price: $23.09 Customer Review: Good book with lots of examples and rationale. Of course you expect good design from a book on design...   Envisioning Information by Edward R. Tufte Amazon Price: $34.56 Customer Review: I bought this book as a present for a friend who has an interest in typography. She's also been interested in graphic design, which is why I picked this book in particular. I've read part of it myself (a library copy), before deciding t...   Blogging For Dummies by Susannah Gardner, Shane Birley Amazon Price: $16.49 Customer Review: The good thing about this book is that it's nice to keep by your computer and refer to it while blogging, just in case you forget something.   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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