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The Bit Player

Release Date:May 29, 2019

Running Time:85 min

Genres:Documentary

Director

Cast

John Hutton Judith Ivey Kaliswa Brewster Andrew Pastides Olivia Gilliatt V.J. Scarpaci Toleeya Napolitano Adam Heller Cleve Asbury Mark Lyons Randall McNeal Andrew Patrick Nelson

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Synopsis

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.

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