Gaylord in Otsego County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Claude Elwood Shannon

Father of Information Theory

Photographed by Joel Seewald, July 5, 2024

1. Claude Elwood Shannon Marker

Inscription.
Electrical engineer, mathematician, and native son of Gaylord. His creation of information theory, the mathematical theory of communication, in the 1940s and 1950s inspired the revolutionary advances in digital communications and information storage that have shaped the modern world.

This statue was donated by the Information Theory Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, whose members follow gratefully in his footsteps.

Dedicated October 6, 2000
Eugene Daub, Sculptor

Erected 2000.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is October 6, 2000.

Location. 45° 1.659′ N, 84° 40.497′ W. Marker is in Gaylord, Michigan, in Otsego County. It can be reached from West Main Street (State Highway 32). The marker is in Claude Shannon Park, a pocket park between North Court Avenue and North Center Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 126 West Main Street, Gaylord MI 49735, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Michigan Lower

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Peninsula.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Nelson Drug Store (within shouting distance of this marker); A.B.C. Comstock Hardware (within shouting distance of this marker); Claude Shannon, Sr. Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Farrar Block (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kramer's Busy Big Store (about 300 feet away); Otsego County Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away); Purple Heart Memorial (about 300 feet away); Gaylord Iraqi/Enduring Freedom Memorial (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gaylord.

Also see . . . Claude Shannon. Biography of Claude Elwood Shannon in Wikipedia. (Submitted on July 11, 2024, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)

Claude Elwood Shannon Marker and Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, July 5, 2024

2. Claude Elwood Shannon Marker and Statue

Photographed by Joel Seewald, July 5, 2024

3. Claude Elwood Shannon Marker

Entrance sign to Claude Shannon Park on West Main Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2024, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 362 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2024, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.