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Represented relay and switching arrangements with algebraic equations, connecting logical operations to circuit analysis and synthesis.
Scientific scope
Represented relay and switching arrangements with algebraic equations, connecting logical operations to circuit analysis and synthesis. Scope limitation: 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.
Evidence
Assessment uses the catalogue-linked source evidence for the stated contribution. 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.
Contributors
- Claude E. Shannon · SCIENCE: Named source contributor; exact labor shares are not measured.
- Shannon, A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits, primary-paper scan hosted by MIT
- Caltech-hosted original Shannon paper, indexed opening text
Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.
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