Question: Was Claude Shannon influenced by Medhatithi Gautama?, Answer:Yes, Description of Claude Shannon: American mathematician and information theorist (1916-2001), Fact1: Medhatithi Gautama was instrumental in the development of Indian logic., Fact2: George Boole's works were influenced by Indian logic., Fact3: George Boole developed Boolean Algebra., Fact4: Claude Shannon wrote his thesis on the applications of Boolean Algebra.
Step1: What discipline was Medhatithi Gautama instrumental in developing?, Step2: What was George Boole's most famous contribution?, Step3: Does #2 use elements of #1?, Step4: What did Claude Shannon write his thesis on?, Step5: Is both #3 yes and is #2 the same as #4?, Wikipedia page for step 1: Medhatithi Gautama, Wikipedia page for step 2: Boolean Algebra, Wikipedia page for step 3: Boolean Algebra, Wikipedia page for step 4: , Wikipedia page for step 5: , not_definitive_answer: False, incorrect_answer: False