Dr Claude Shannon is one of the most influential scientists you’ve likely never heard of whose work laid the foundations for the information age.
To explain the significance of Dr Shannon’s impact on modern computing, we’re joined by Jimmy Soni, author of “A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age” and “The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley”.
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