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Professor Emeritus Paul Penfield, chronicler of entropy and lifelong teacher, dies at 88

Professor Emeritus Paul Penfield, chronicler of entropy and lifelong teacher, dies at 88

by RLE at MIT | Sep 3, 2021 | News Links

A former department head who established the MEng degree for EECS undergraduates, Penfield developed courses illuminating the equivalence of information and thermodynamic entropy. «more» Related Links: Microsystems Technology Laboratory Department of Electrical...
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