John Tukey

John Tukey

statistician United States

John Tukey was an influential American statistician known for his contributions to data analysis and exploratory data analysis. He coined the term 'bit' as a unit of information in the context of Claude Shannon's work on information theory, helping to popularize the concept in the field of statistics and computing.

Born on May 16, 1915 (110 years old)

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Guatemala Guatemala: John Tukey suggested the term 'bit' as an abbreviation for 'binary digit'. 7

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Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951: Claude Shannon, el genial matemático que inventó la era digital (y luego se retiró a su "cuarto de juguetes")