William V Shannon

William V. Shannon, often known as Claude Shannon, was an American mathematician and electrical engineer, widely regarded as the "father of information theory." He developed groundbreaking concepts that transformed how we understand data communication and storage. In 1948, Shannon introduced the idea of quantifying information and established methods for measuring its capacity in channels, which laid the foundation for modern telecommunications, data compression, and encryption. His pioneering work influences various fields, from computer science to artificial intelligence, making it possible to transmit and process information efficiently in our increasingly digital world.