Shannon
Shannon can refer to several different subjects, each with its own significance:
Shannon, Ireland
Shannon is a town in County Clare, Ireland, known primarily for:
- The Shannon Airport, one of Ireland's major international airports, which was the first airport in the world to offer duty-free shopping.
- Its role in the transatlantic aviation industry, serving as a refueling stop for transatlantic flights during the mid-20th century.
- Being the site of the Shannon Free Zone, established in 1959, which was one of the first free trade zones in the world.
Shannon River
The Shannon River is:
- Ireland's longest river, stretching approximately 360.5 kilometers (224 miles).
- It rises near Cuilcagh Mountain in County Cavan and flows through or borders the counties of Leitrim, Longford, Roscommon, Westmeath, Offaly, Tipperary, Galway, and Clare before discharging into the Shannon Estuary and then into the Atlantic Ocean.
- Historically, the river has been a vital route for transportation and trade, with several navigation schemes implemented over the centuries to make it navigable for larger vessels.
Claude Shannon
Claude Shannon was:
- An American mathematician, electrical engineer, and cryptographer known as "the father of information theory."
- His work "A Mathematical Theory of Communication" published in 1948, laid the foundations for the field of information theory, introducing concepts like entropy in information, channel capacity, and the noisy-channel coding theorem.
- He also made significant contributions to digital circuit design theory, cryptography, and artificial intelligence.
Shannon Weaver Model
The Shannon Weaver Model:
- Is a model of communication developed by Claude Shannon and Warren Weaver.
- It was originally intended for telephone communication but has been widely applied to other forms of communication. The model describes communication as a process involving a sender, a message, a channel, noise, and a receiver.
- It introduced the concept of 'noise' as anything that interferes with the message being sent and received.
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