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Claude Elwood Shannon
Claude Elwood Shannon (April 30, 1916 – February 24, 2001), an American electronic engineer and mathematician, is known as "the father of information theory".
Shannon is famous for having founded information theory with one landmark paper published in 1948. But he is also credited with founding...
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National Medal of Science for Engineering
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- 1966
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- For brilliant contributions to the mathematical theories of communications and information processing and for his early and continuing impact on the development of these disciplines.
Kyoto Prize
The Kyoto Prize (京都賞, Kyōto-shō) has been awarded annually since 1985 by the Inamori Foundation, founded by Kazuo Inamori. The prize is a Japanese award similar in intent to the Nobel Prize, as it recognizes outstanding works in the fields of...
IEEE Medal of Honor
The IEEE Medal of Honor is the highest recognition of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). It has been awarded since 1917, when its first recipient was Major Edwin H. Armstrong. It is given for an exceptional contribution or...
