Claude Shannon
John Hutton
Claude Shannon
The Bit Player
“Who would think of a flaming trumpet?”
6.6
2019
1h 25m
Documentary
Director: Mark Levinson
Overview
The Bit Player tells the story of an overlooked genius, Claude Shannon (the "Father of Information Theory"), who revolutionized the world, but never lost his childlike curiosity.
Cast
Betty Shannon
Judith Ivey
Betty Shannon
Michelle
Kaliswa Brewster
Michelle
Claude Shannon (young man)
Andrew Pastides
Claude Shannon (young man)
Norma Levor
Olivia Gilliatt
Norma Levor
Claude Shannon (boy)
V.J. Scarpaci
Claude Shannon (boy)
Young girl neighbor
Toleeya Napolitano
Young girl neighbor
Psychoanalyst
Adam Heller
Psychoanalyst
Bell Labs Engineer
Cleve Asbury
Bell Labs Engineer
Bell Labs Engineer
Mark Lyons
Bell Labs Engineer
Bell Labs Engineer
Randall McNeal
Bell Labs Engineer
Bell Labs Engineer
Andrew Patrick Nelson
Bell Labs Engineer
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