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An Introduction to Information Theory:

Symbols, Signals and Noise
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Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1980 - Mathematics - 305 pages
Covers encoding and binary digits, entropy, language and meaning, efficient encoding and the noisy channel, and explores ways in which information theory relates to physics, cybernetics, psychology, and art. "Uncommonly good...the most satisfying discussion to be found." — Scientific American. 1980 edition.

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User Review  - Kathleen Fredd - Goodreads

I learned a bit and enjoyed the read. Another reviewer said it was a 'gentle thorough' introduction to the topic. I can't speak to the thorough, not my field, but it was gentle. Pierce has a sense of ... Read full review

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A good intro to IT. Recommended as a first.

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About the author (1980)

JOHN R. PIERCE, M.D. (Col. MC, U.S. Army, Ret.), wrote the series of articles on which this book is based for Stripe, a publication for Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) personnel and included on dcmilitary.com, a Web site for military personnel in the Washington, D.C., area. Pierce recently retired after thirty years of active duty, a significant portion of that spent at WRAMC. With Pierce, JIM WRITER coedited a supplement to the journal "Military Medicine" on the 1900 Yellow Fever Board.

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TitleAn Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise
Dover books explaining science
Dover science books
AuthorJohn Robinson Pierce
Edition2, illustrated, reprint, revised
PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated, 1980
ISBN0486240614, 9780486240619
Length305 pages
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