About this title: Scientific 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 in the "Bell System Technical Journal" more than fifty years ago. Republished in book form shortly ...
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Description: 117 pp., Paperback, discolorations to inner margin and fore edge of front cover, previous owner's name to half-title page, minor discolorations to top and fore edges (text unaffected), else near very good *Helping and promoting global literacy since 1961* read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Illinois Press, Urbana & Chicago
Date Published: 1963
ISBN-13:9780252725487ISBN:0252725484
Description: Very Good. 9&1/4 by 5&1/2" Clean and tight, 125 pages. read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Illinois Press, Urbana, IL
Date Published: 1967
Description: Good-Very Good. No Jacket. 9 1/4" Tall x 6 1/4" 125pp. Red cloth cover with silver lettering. Slightly soiled cover. Minor wear to corners. Previous owner's name on front end-paper. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Date Published: 1963
ISBN-13:9780252725487ISBN:0252725484
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The University of Illinois Press
Date Published: 1962
Description: Good. University of Illinois, 1964, hardbound without jacket. Ex-library with pocket inside cover, stampings partially blacked out and owner's name written in. Text unmarked, moderate usage wear. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Illinois, Urbana IL
Date Published: 1949
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. Book clean, damp wrinkled on the bottom edge, no staining, jacket damp wrinkled and lightly chipped and worn, not faded. read more
Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. Paperback. Used, good. Dust jacket has small tears/bends on edges. Cover has some edge wear. read more
Description: Softcover trade, light fading, light shelf wear to exterior; former ownerââ„¢s name in upper corner of front cover; otherwise in good condition with clean text, firm binding. read more
Edition: 4th Printing Paperback Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: The University of Illinois Press, USA
Date Published: 1969
Description: Very Good. 24mo-over 5"-5¾" tall. 125 pages, 2 parts: RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MATHEMATICAL THJEORY OF COMMUNICATIONS by Warren Weaver and THE MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF COMMUNICATION by Claude E. Shannon. Clean, tigfht, sound copy with very mild soiling to soft cover, barely noticable. read more
"A humble account by the father of information theory...the first sentence lets you know what you're getting into: "The word communication will be used in a very broad sense to include all of the procedures by which one mind may affect another." I probably wouldn't have read this book if it weren't for the assurance of broadness given from the beginning. It was a quick read, and I was left with the feeling that part of my mind had been tidied up."
"Nice reading. This publication initiated the Theory of Communication as is known today. I bought it on a second-hand bookstore and it is an edition of the year 1964."
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