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Represented relay and switching arrangements with algebraic equations, connecting logical operations to circuit analysis and synthesis.
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This concerns the 1938 paper based on the master's thesis, not Shannon's 1948 information theory. Boole's algebra and independent switching-theory predecessors retain their own credit. No claim that all digital electronics originated in one paper.
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- Shannon, A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits, primary-paper scan hosted by MIT
- Caltech-hosted original Shannon paper, indexed opening text
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Claude E. Shannon
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Shannon: algebra for relay and switching circuits
Represented relay and switching arrangements with algebraic equations, connecting logical operations to circuit analysis and synthesis.
Scientific scope
This concerns the 1938 paper based on the master's thesis, not Shannon's 1948 information theory. Boole's algebra and independent switching-theory predecessors retain their own credit. No claim that all digital electronics originated in one paper.
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This is a source-linked WRS catalogue note. A full explanatory guide and independent scientific reconstruction have not been completed for this entry. Read the identified original work for its complete narrative and arguments.
People and systems
Claude E. Shannon
Attribution names the scoped source contributors, not their whole careers or all later applications.