Mini-Doku: Claude Elwood Shannon – The Man Who Turned Paper Into Pixels

Habt ihr schon mal von Claude Elwood Shannon gehört? Vermutlich nicht und das ist sehr schade. Nehmt euch 6 Minuten Zeit und lernt etwas über Claude und die Informationstheorie.

It was the change that no-one saw coming: the idea that we could take a book, a painting or a song and send it through cables and wires and even thin air to the other end of the world – and it would be identical on the other side. But this idea underpins everything about the Information Age we live in.

How did we make such a mind bending transition into the digital world? And how does it work? It turns out it’s all based on a concept that is surprisingly beautiful in its simplicity. This short video essay explores what that idea is and tells you about the man who figured it all out.

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