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Rob Goodman

Associate Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Rob Goodman researches and teaches on political rhetoric, democratic institutions, and the history of political thought, having previously served as a speechwriter in the U.S. House and Senate. Alongside co-author Jimmy Soni, he wrote A Mind at Play and Rome's Last Citizen, and authored Words on Fire and Not Here.

What they said3 Shows1

Everything Rob Goodman said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

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Vannevar Bush was the first prominent scientist to spot Claude Shannon

“Vannevar Bush, who was one of the great sort of scientific networkers and organizers in 20th century America, he had a real eye for talent. He was the first person really well up in the scientific hierarchy to spot Claude Shannon's talent and to sort of invite…”

Rob Goodman Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 6:52 a16z Podcast | From Mind at Play to Making the Information Age

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Shannon originally termed the bit 'binary digit' before a colleague coined 'bit'

“What Shannon does in introducing the bit which he starts off calling the binary digit Before one of his colleagues comes up with BIT as a good abbreviation.”

Rob Goodman Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 21:41 a16z Podcast | From Mind at Play to Making the Information Age

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Shannon's 1948 paper established the mathematical foundations of digital communication

“Shannon's paper, A Mathematical Theory of Communication, is something like a founding document. It laid out the principles that make the digital transmission of information possible, and Shannon in this paper does things like introduce the concept of the bit, …”

Rob Goodman Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 0:46 a16z Podcast | From Mind at Play to Making the Information Age

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Rob's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
a16zLEDGER	Associate Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University	1	3	100% 2/2	full record on the a16z Podcast →