@natalieasis Here's a rarer picture of Shannon looking like a matinee idol: http://boffosocko.com/2016/04/30/claude-shannon-100th-birthday/ http://boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/shannon-smoking.jpg

Chris Aldrich

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@ChrisAldrich Wow, I am so ashamed, I didn't realise that 2016 is Shannon's 100th birthday! (and I am an IT major, following his footsteps)

@ChrisAldrich Well... News & publishing will most possible be my next job BUT my personal research is focused mostly on books and literature

@natalieasis Does this mean that you could recommend something even better than nuzzle.com for news aggregation?

@ChrisAldrich Which was a bit of a surprise/shock - I started uni with Shannon's entropy of text - and 15 yrs later I am back to entropy :)

@ChrisAldrich He looks like an industrialist on that photo. Amazing! The world is so lucky he well in love with science, not business.

@ChrisAldrich Yes. Semantic recommendation engines - that rely on collective intelligence - that, circle complete,rely of information theory

@natalieasis You're probably ahead of the game, most people couldn't pick him out of a lineup. Have you chosen a sub-specialty yet?

@natalieasis You're probably ahead of the game, most people couldn't pick him out of a lineup. Have you chosen a sub-specialty yet?

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