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Rubik's cube manipulator
Major collection: Science & Technology
Object type: Maker: Shannon, Claude Elwood
Measurements: 10 in x 19 in x 5 1/2 in
2007.030.007
Object type: Maker: Shannon, Claude Elwood
Measurements: 10 in x 19 in x 5 1/2 in
In addition to building this machine to solve cubes, Shannon wrote a heavily footnoted four page song on Rubik's cubes to the tune of Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay.
2007.030.007
Gift of Mary Elizabeth Shannon on behalf of the family of Claude E. Shannon