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Summary
This document is page 76 of a scientific text bearing a House Oversight Bates stamp. The text discusses the concept of entropy in information theory and neuroscience, referencing the work of researchers Seymore Kety, Louis Sokoloff, Harold Himwich, and Claude Shannon. It compares computer computation to brain metabolism and energy consumption.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Seymore Kety | Researcher |
National Institutes of Mental Heath (sic)
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| Louis Sokoloff | Researcher |
National Institutes of Mental Heath (sic)
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| Harold Himwich | Researcher |
State of Illinois Thudicum Laboratory
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| Claude Shannon | Scientist |
Developer of entropy in communication theory/information theory
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| National Institutes of Mental Heath |
Research institution (Note: Text contains typo 'Heath' instead of 'Health')
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| State of Illinois Thudicum Laboratory |
Research laboratory
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'
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Timeline (1 events)
1948
Formalization of entropy for use in communication theory/information theory by Claude Shannon
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Location of Thudicum Laboratory
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Relationships (1)
Listed together as being from National Institutes of Mental Heath
Key Quotes (3)
"The metaphorical machine for the current age of entropy, analogous to the role of heat and steam engines in classical thermodynamics, is the computer."Source
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"In this context, entropy and information were obviously complementary descriptors."Source
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"The information reception capacity of a system is dependent upon the amount of"Source
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