Claude Elwood Shannon vs Claude E. Shannon

Claude Elwood Shannon and Claude E. Shannon both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Claude Elwood Shannon	Yes	No	No	No
Claude E. Shannon	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Claude Elwood Shannon and Claude E. Shannon are synonyms defined as:

Claude Elwood Shannon and Claude E. Shannon: United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)

Other synonyms of Claude Elwood Shannon include Claude Shannon, Shannon.

Claude Elwood Shannon (noun)	Claude E. Shannon (noun)
United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)	United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)