A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits
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A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits is Claude Shannon’s landmark 1937 master’s thesis that founded modern digital circuit design by applying Boolean algebra to relay and switching systems.
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| instanceOf |
academic thesis
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master's thesis → scientific work → |
| academicDiscipline |
information theory precursor
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| advisor |
Vannevar Bush
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| appliesTo |
relay circuits
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switching circuits → |
| author |
Claude E. Shannon
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Claude Shannon → |
| contribution |
established formal correspondence between logic and relay networks
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introduced systematic method for designing switching circuits using Boolean algebra → showed how logical propositions can be implemented with relay circuits → |
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United States
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| degree |
Master of Science
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| describedAs |
foundational text of digital circuit theory
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landmark work in the history of computing → |
| field |
computer science
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digital circuit design → electrical engineering → mathematical logic → |
| hasForm |
digital scan
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printed thesis → |
| influenced |
computer engineering
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digital electronics → logic design of computers → |
| influencedBy |
George Boole's Boolean algebra
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relay technology → |
| institution |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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| language |
English
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| notableFor |
bridging abstract logic and physical hardware implementation
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| originalMedium |
typewritten thesis
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| pageCountApproximate |
about 100 pages
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| publisher |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (as thesis repository)
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| relatedTo |
Boolean algebra
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digital logic → logic circuits → switching theory → |
| significance |
demonstrated equivalence between Boolean algebra and switching circuits
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founded modern digital circuit design → provided mathematical foundation for digital computers → |
| timePeriod |
20th century
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| topic |
logical design of switching circuits
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symbolic analysis of relay circuits → symbolic analysis of switching circuits → |
| uses |
Boolean algebra
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| yearCompleted |
1937
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Referenced by (1)
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Claude Shannon
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doctoralThesisTitle |