where is there a statue of claude shannon

Claude Shannon has a statue in Gaylord, Michigan , in Shannon Park in downtown Gaylord. There are also statues at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ, AT&T Shannon Labs in Florham Park, NJ, MIT in Cambridge, MA, and UC San Diego in La Jolla, CA.

Quick scoop

The most clearly documented one is the bronze statue in Shannon Park, Gaylord , which was dedicated on October 6, 2000. Another well-documented statue sits at the west entrance to the EECS Building on the University of Michigan North Campus in Ann Arbor.

Locations

Place| Location
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Shannon Park| Gaylord, Michigan 313
University of Michigan EECS Building| Ann Arbor, Michigan 310
Bell Labs| Murray Hill, New Jersey 15
AT&T Shannon Labs| Florham Park, New Jersey 15
MIT| Cambridge, Massachusetts 315
UC San Diego| La Jolla, California 315

The Gaylord statue is especially notable because Shannon grew up there, and the park sits near the former site of his family’s building.