Albert Einstein published his theoryof general relativity in 1916, offering a descriptionof gravity, space and time that transformed how scientists understand the physical laws governing the known universe.
Mr Vedral gives a good descriptionof how Shannon's information theory can be applied to winning at blackjack or in buying shares (Shannon and his friends made fortunes in Las Vegas as well as on the stockmarket).
But, he has a theory that it is "politicos" that end up arguing while, for want of a better description, "normal people" read and take stuff in but do not tend to post.