There were many at Bell Labs and MIT who compared Shannon's insight to Einstein's. Others found that comparison unfair - unfair to Shannon.
William PoundstoneSamuelson, however, hedged his personal bets - by putting some of his own money in Berkshire Hathaway.
William PoundstoneUse "entropy" and you can never lose a debate, von Neumann told Shannon - because no one really knows what "entropy" is.
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