Claude Shannon vs Claude Elwood Shannon

Claude Shannon and Claude Elwood Shannon both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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