Debunking the Myth: Shannon Didn't Pioneer Mapping Boolean Algebra to Circuits
CatAstro_Piyush · x · 2026-08-14
The post corrects a common myth in tech history: while Shannon is popularly credited with mapping Boolean algebra to switching circuits in his master's thesis, there were actually many precedents. Notably, a letter from Charles Peirce to Marquand in 1886 outlined similar ideas, and Shannon had clearly read Peirce's work.
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