Claude Shannon shows off the maze he built for his electrical mouse Theseus
yacinelearning · x · 2026-07-21
Claude Shannon is shown proudly presenting the maze he built for his electrical mouse, Theseus.
The quote framing the post comes from Shannon himself: he said he often pursued interests without worrying about immediate usefulness, and spent a lot of time on things that were “totally useless.”
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