221: Hiding in Plain Sight
Nov 02, 2017•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 221
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Episode description
Author Jimmy Soni (@jimmyasoni) spoke with us about his biography of Claude Shannon, founder of information theory and digital circuit theory.
A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age by Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman. For an introduction to the book, read their post 10,000 Hours With Claude Shannon: How A Genius Thinks, Works, and Lives.
Rome's Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar by Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman
The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation by Jon Gertner
Mark Levinson's Particle Fever is a documentary film about the Large Hadron Collider. He is also directing a film about Claude Shannon
Scientific Aspects of Juggling by Claude Shannon
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