MIT MuseumObjects
Nimwit
Major collection: Science & Technology
Object type: Maker: Shannon, Claude Elwood
Date made: circa 1953
Measurements: 13 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in x 6 1/4 in
2007.030.008
Object type: Maker: Shannon, Claude Elwood
Date made: circa 1953
Measurements: 13 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in x 6 1/4 in
The game of Nim, where players alternate picking up matchsticks, was popular in the 1940s. This machine always ties or wins.
2007.030.008
Gift of Mary Elizabeth Shannon on behalf of the family of Claude E. Shannon