TY - BOOK AU - Pierce John R. TI - An introduction to information theory : symbols, signals & noise SN - 9780486240619 AV - Q360 PY - 1980///] CY - New York PB - Dover Publication N1 - Ch 1 - The World and Theories; Ch 2 - The Origins of Information Theory; Ch 3 - A Mathematical Model; Ch 4 - Encoding and Binary Digits; Ch 5 - Entropy; Ch 6 - Language and Meaning; Ch 7 - Efficient Encoding; Ch 8 - The Noisy Channel; Ch 9 - Many Dimensions; Ch 10 - Information Theory and Physics; Ch 11 - Cybernetics; Ch 12 - Information Theory and Psychology; Ch 13 - Information Theory and Art. Ch 14 - Back to Communication Theory N2 - Behind the familiar surfaces of the telephone, radio, and television lies a sophisticated and intriguing body of knowledge known as information theory. This is the theory that has permeated the rapid development of all sorts of communication, from color television to the clear transmission of photographs from the vicinity of Jupiter. Even more revolutionary progress is expected in the future. To give a solid introduction to this burgeoning field, J.R. Pierce has revised his well-received 1961 study of information theory for an up-to-date second edition. Beginning with the origins of the field ER -