The Bit Player

  • Documentary
5/29/2019
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Who would think of a flaming trumpet?

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.

Director:
Mark Levinson
  • biography
  • electrical engineer
  • information technology
  • computer science

Videos

Cast

  • John Hutton
    Claude Shannon
  • Judith Ivey
    Betty Shannon
  • Kaliswa Brewster
    Michelle
  • Andrew Pastides
    Claude Shannon (young man)
  • Olivia Gilliatt
    Norma Levor
  • V.J. Scarpaci
    Claude Shannon (boy)
  • Toleeya Napolitano
    Young girl neighbor
  • Adam Heller
    Psychoanalyst
  • Cleve Asbury
    Bell Labs Engineer
  • Mark Lyons
    Bell Labs Engineer
  • Randall McNeal
    Bell Labs Engineer
  • Andrew Patrick Nelson
    Bell Labs Engineer
  • Michael Rose
    Bell Labs Engineer
  • Remi Sandri
    Bell Labs Engineer
  • Geoff Schuppert
    Bell Labs Engineer
  • Jack Sochet
    Bell Labs Engineer

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