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Claude Shannon (Britannica)

Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica's biography of Claude Shannon, covering his career at Bell Labs and MIT and the founding of information theory.

Facts
Publisher
Encyclopaedia Britannica
URL
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Claude-Shannon
Source Type
encyclopedia
Reliability Tier
1
General encyclopedia with editorial review; standard tertiary reference.
Claims Backed By This Source (18 claims)

This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 15 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Scientists, 10 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
  • Theories, 3 claims: 3 well-attested.

Well-attested

15

Scientists

Holds

1

Scientists

Connected

1

Scientists

General References

1

Scientists

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