Shannon's Work Ethic Is a Reflection of His Life and Work Ethic

Shannon built perhaps the first chess playing computer, albeit one that could play only a radically simplified setup with six pieces. He published a theoretical paper on computer chess but lost interest. Shannon made giant styro foam shoes so he could walk on water at a nearby lake. After shannon learned to juggle, ride a unicycle and walk a tight rope, he formulated the aim of juggling on a unicycle on a tight rope. Alas he never got further than two out of three. The ultimate machine is a box with a switch and a trap door. A robot finger hops out of the trap door and flips the switch back again to turn itself off. But come on, you're 33