Yeah, I just re-encountered Shannon while reading about the board game Hex. The Shannon Switching game is the base case of Hex. Guy was firing on all cylinders ;)
Yes, yes. How did I forget this one? Thanks for calling it out.
Wish we had more MS theses today that at least attempted something as ambitious as this one, instead of just checking a box :(
Shannon's Masters thesis was probably the most consequential Masters thesis of the 20th century (and the 21st century so far).
100% agree. Jack Kilby's Masters thesis that realized an actual integrated circuit was another one that makes my list of GOAT.