Claude Elwood Shannon selected writings
Scope and Contents of the Collection
This selection of Shannon's writings on subjects such as computers, communications theory, and telecommunications was made by Neil James Alexander Sloane and Aaron D. Wyner when they edited Shannon's collected papers for the publication Claude Elwood Shannon: Collected Papers (New York: IEEE Press, c1993). These papers were not published in that edition but were placed at MIT by the editors to complement the IEEE volume. The collection includes a complete bibliography of Shannon's writings.
Dates
- 1940 - 1982
Creator
- Shannon, Claude Elwood, 1916-2001 (Person)
Access note
This collection is open.
Conditions Governing Use
Access to collections in the Department of Distinctive Collections is not authorization to publish. Please see the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy for permission information. Copyright of some items in this collection may be held by respective creators, not by the donor of the collection or MIT.
Biography
Elwood Shannon, 1916-2001, B.S. in electrical engineering and mathematics, 1936, University of Michigan; S.M. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in mathematics, 1940, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), worked as a research mathematician at Bell Telephone Laboratories from 1941 to 1956. While at Bell Laboratories, he helped lay the foundation for information theory. He was appointed professor of communications science at MIT in 1957. He retired in 1979 as Donner Professor of Science emeritus.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Location
Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use.
Processing Information note
Some collection descriptions are based on legacy data and may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. Description may change pending verification. Please contact the MIT Department of Distinctive Collections if you notice any errors or discrepancies.
- Information theory -- History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Shannon, Claude Elwood, 1916-2001
- Telecommunication -- History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- Shannon, Claude Elwood, 1916-2001 (Person)
- Title
- Preliminary Inventory to Claude Elwood Shannon selected writings
- Status
- Ready For Review
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections Repository
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
Building 14N-118
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139-4307 US
distinctive-collections@mit.edu