Today's Google Doodle honors mathematician/juggler Claude Shannon:

[femmocrat]

He transformed digital computing and electronic communication

Claude Shannon, nicknamed “the father of information theory” for his work on digital computing and electronic communication, was also a juggling unicyclist who would have turned 100 on Saturday.

To mark his birthday and his achievements, Saturday’s Google Doodle honored Shannon, depicting him juggling a set of ones and zeroes, the numbers he used to transform computing after learning they could be used to represent words, pictures, videos and more. While he was a research assistant at MIT, Shannon drew from Boolean algebra to pioneer digital computing, using the value of “1” for circuits turned on, and the value of “0” for circuits that were off. Before Shannon moved to MIT, he also became known for a different talent: juggling while riding a unicycle around Bell Labs.

Outside of his research lab, Shannon also had a knack for inventions, some of which—including his flame-throwing trumpets and rocket-powered Frisbees—had little practical function. He died in 2001 at the age of 84 after suffering from dementia.

Read More: Claude Shannon: The Juggling Unicyclist Who Pedaled Us Into the Digital Age
http://time.com/4313341/google-doodle-claude-shannon/

About the Doodle: https://www.google.com/doodles/claude-shannons-100th-birthday

[hunter]

1. Lovely doodle.

Shannon's math is the foundation of so much 21st century technology.

Shannon's story has such a sad ending. Dementia is such a cruel thing.

"His last few years were spent in a nursing home in Massachusetts oblivious to the marvels of the digital revolution he had helped create." -- wikipedia

[femmocrat]

2. Thanks for your reply.

I thought the math and computer "geeks" would enjoy seeing it today. And the art work is pretty cool, too.

What a sad ending to a brilliant life.