Outside of his academic pursuits, Shannon was interested in juggling, unicycling, and chess. He also invented many devices, including rocket-powered flying discs, a motorized pogo stick, and a flame-throwing trumpet.

Read: Shannon – A Mathematical Theory of Communication – 1948

Graphical representation of the constraints on telegraph symbols

“Basically, I’m not interested in doing research and I never have been. I’m interested in understanding, which is quite a different thing.”