backpropagation

tuōmo ✓ @7uomoki · 21h There are a few well known PhD theses, but these are the two most impactful Master's Theses in the history of humankind: 1. Claude Shannon - "A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits" (1937): Demonstrated that electrical switches could perform logical operations, laying the theoretical foundation for digital circuit design and modern computing. 2. Seppo Linnainmaa - "Algoritmin kumulatiivinen pyöristysvirhe yksittäisten pyöristysvirheiden Taylor-kehitelmänä" (1970, in Finnish): Introduced the modern backpropagation algorithm, now enabling the current AI revolution. [Embedded image: two side-by-side scanned thesis title pages] Left: "A SYMBOLIC ANALYSIS OF RELAY AND SWITCHING CIRCUITS by Claude Elwood Shannon, B.S., University of Michigan, 1936. Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1940. Signature of Author... Department of Electrical Engineering, August 10, 1937. Signature of Professor in Charge of Research... Signature of Chairman of Department, Committee on Graduate Students..." [stamped "DEC 20 1940 LIBRARY"] Right: "Seppo Linnainmaa. ALGORITMIN KUMULATIIVINEN PYÖRISTYSVIRHE YKSITTÄISTEN PYÖRISTYSVIRHEIDEN TAYLOR-KEHITELMÄNÄ. Pro gradu -tutkielma · ohjaaja professori M. Tienari" [Quoted] Sagar @Sagar_kr_Maity · May 28 Imagine writing a PhD thesis so foundational that the title is literally just the name of the entire field of study. [small attached thumbnail image, illegible] ...