The Mathematical Theory of Communication by Claude E. Shannon

Description: About this productProduct InformationScientific knowledge grows at a phenomenal pace--but few books have had as lasting an impact or played as important a role in our modern world as The Mathematical Theory of Communication, published originally as a paper on communication theory more than fifty years ago. Republished in book form shortly thereafter, it has since gone through four hardcover and sixteen paperback printings. It is a revolutionary work, astounding in its foresight and contemporaneity. The University of Illinois Press is pleased and honored to issue this commemorative reprinting of a classic.Product IdentifiersPublisherUniversity of Illinois PressISBN-100252725484ISBN-139780252725487eBay Product ID (ePID)111928Product Key FeaturesAuthorWarren Weaver, Claude E. ShannonPublication NameMathematical Theory of CommunicationFormatTrade PaperbackLanguageEnglishPublication Year1963TypeTextbookNumber of Pages144 PagesDimensionsItem Length8.5inItem Height0.5inItem Width5.5inItem Weight11.2 OzAdditional Product FeaturesLc Classification NumberTk5101.S45 1998Reviews"Readers who are interested in language, communication, meaning, and related problems will find this monograph rewarding."-- Quarterly Review of Biology, "Since many volumes of literature have been written both about the contents of this book and as a result of its impact on the field, suffice it to say here that anyone interested in the efficient transfer of information from one point to another should be familiar with this work." Mathematics of Computation "Has proved invaluable to biologists and psychologists as well as to physicists and engineers." The Times "This book cannot be ignored by anyone with direct professional concern with these applications and many applied physicists without this concern should, like the reviewer, find the book absorbing." British Journal of Applied Physics "A beautiful example of a theory that unifies hitherto separate branches of physical science. . . . Dr. Weaver makes important suggestions as to how this unity may be extended to semantics and pragmatics." Philosophical Review "Before this there was no universal way of measuring the complexities of messages or the capabilities of circuits to transmit them. Shannon gave us a mathematical way. . . invaluable . . . to scientists and engineers the world over." Scientific American, "This book cannot be ignored by anyone with direct professional concern with these applications and many applied physicists without this concern should, like the reviewer, find the book absorbing."--S. Whitehead, British Journal of Applied Physics, "A beautiful example of a theory that unifies hitherto separate branches of physical science, and Dr. Weaver makes important suggestions as to how this unity may be extended to include semantics and pragmatics."-- Philosophical Review "This book cannot be ignored by anyone with direct professional concern with these applications and many applied physicists without this concern should, like the reviewer, find the book absorbing."--S. Whitehead, British Journal of Applied Physics "Readers who are interested in language, communication, meaning, and related problems will find this monograph rewarding."-- Quarterly Review of Biology, "A beautiful example of a theory that unifies hitherto separate branches of physical science, and Dr. Weaver makes important suggestions as to how this unity may be extended to include semantics and pragmatics."-- Philosophical Review, ''Since many volumes of literature have been written both about the contents of this book and as a result of its impact on the field, suffice it to say here that anyone interested in the efficient transfer of information from one point to another should be familiar with this work.''- Mathematics of Computation ''Has proved invaluable to biologists and psychologists as well as to physicists and engineers.''- The Times ''This book cannot be ignored by anyone with direct professional concern with these applications and many applied physicists without this concern should, like the reviewer, find the book absorbing.''- British Journal of Applied Physics ''A beautiful example of a theory that unifies hitherto separate branches of physical science... Dr. Weaver makes important suggestions as to how this unity may be extended to semantics and pragmatics.''- Philosophical Review ''Before this there was no universal way of measuring the complexities of messages or the capabilities of circuits to transmit them. Shannon gave us a mathematical way... invaluable ... to scientists and engineers the world over.''-Scientific American ''It was Shannon who made the epic (and beautifully metaphorical) distinction between signal and noise. He distinguished heroically between data and information... Shannon's communications theory established the intellectual basis of computers.'' - Stephen Bayley, GQ Magazine, May 2012Copyright Date1998Target AudienceScholarly & ProfessionalTopicCommunication Studies, Information Theory, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Physics / Mathematical & ComputationalLccn49-011922Dewey Decimal621.382Dewey Edition21IllustratedYesGenreComputers, Technology & Engineering, Science, Language Arts & Disciplines

Price: 27.9 USD

Location: Multiple Locations

End Time: 2024-12-11T15:05:18.000Z

Shipping Cost: 3.97 USD