9+ Claude Shannon Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Claude Shannon quotes and sayings.

We know the past but cannot control it. We control the future but cannot know it. — Claude Shannon

The fundamental problem of communication is that of reproducing at one point either exactly or approximately a message selected at another point. — Claude Shannon

Use the word 'cybernetics', Norbert, because nobody knows what it means. This will always put you at an advantage in arguments. — Claude Shannon

Cousins are part of your life so stick with cuz, not friends. — Claude Shannon

I visualize a time when we will be to robots what dogs are to humans, and I'm rooting for the machines. — Claude Shannon

Information is the resolution of uncertainty. — Claude Shannon

Information: the negative reciprocal value of probability. — Claude Shannon

I am very seldom interested in applications. I am more interested in the elegance of a problem. Is it a good problem, an interesting problem? — Claude Shannon

I just wondered how things were put together. — Claude Shannon

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