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Claude Shannon Invents Shannon-Fano Algorithm (jan 1, 1910 – jan 1, 1920)

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-Invented the Shannon-Fano algorithm

Important Because...
1. Made a base for sub-field information theory
2. A way of reliably and efficiently storing and transmitting information
3. sub-field information theory is still in use today

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Date:

jan 1, 1910
jan 1, 1920
~ 10 years