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Symbols, signals, and noise: the nature and process of communication.

Title
Symbols, signals, and noise: the nature and process of communication.
Author
Pierce, John R. (John Robinson), 1910-2002.
Publication
New York, Harper [1961]

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Description
305 pages illustrations; 22 cm.
Series Statement
Harper modern science series
Uniform Title
Harper modern science series.
Subject
  • Information theory
  • Communication
  • Misinformation
  • Communication
  • Information Theory
  • Information theory
  • Informationstheorie
  • Psychologie
  • Informatietheorie
  • Communicatie
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes glossary and index.
Contents
The world and theories -- The origins of information theory -- A mathematical model -- Encoding and binary digits -- Entropy -- Language and meaning -- Efficient encoding -- The noisy channel -- Many dimensions -- Information theory and physics -- Cybernetics -- Information theory and psychology -- Information theory and art -- Back to communication theory -- Appendix: On mathematical notation -- Glossary -- Index.
LCCN
61010215
OCLC
  • ocm00646210
  • 646210
  • SCSB-243174
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library