What I learned from reading A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age by Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman
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[0:25] Claude Shannon trained a powerful intellect on topics of deep interest, and continued to do so beyond the point of short term practicality
[5:50] Insulated from opinion of all kinds
[9:09] A simple way to describe the impact ... Show More
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