Professional Experience

Research Mathematician

1941 - 1972
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Conducted groundbreaking research in information theory, cryptography, and digital computing.

Professor of Electrical Engineering

1958 - 1978
MIT
Taught courses in information theory, switching theory, and mathematical foundations of computing.

Education

PhD in Mathematics

1936 - 1940
MIT
Developed mathematical foundations for genetic inheritance.
Thesis: An Algebra for Theoretical Genetics

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

1932 - 1936
University of Michigan

Skills

  • Information Theory
  • Mathematics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Cryptography
  • Computer Science

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