Claude Shannon vs Czesław Miłosz
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Compare the life timelines of Claude Shannon (1916–2001) and Czesław Miłosz (1911–2004) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1916 to 2001.
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Claude Shannon (1916–2001)
- — Born in Petoskey, Michigan Verified
- — Master's thesis on Boolean algebra and switching circuits Verified
- — PhD from MIT Verified
- — Joined Bell Telephone Laboratories Verified
- — Published A Mathematical Theory of Communication Verified
- — Built Theseus, a maze-solving mechanical mouse Verified
- — Became professor at MIT Verified
- — Awarded the National Medal of Science Verified
- — Death in Medford, Massachusetts Verified
Czesław Miłosz (1911–2004)
- — Born in Šeteniai Verified
- — Takes a law degree at Stefan Batory University in Vilnius Verified
- — Spends the German occupation in Warsaw Verified
- — Serves as a Polish cultural attaché in the United States and France Verified
- — Breaks with the Polish government and seeks asylum in France Verified
- — Publishes The Captive Mind Verified
- — Moves to the United States to teach at Berkeley Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Settles in Kraków Verified
- — Dies in Kraków Verified