The Mathematical Theory of Communication

Shannon, Claude E., and Warren WEAVER

Published by The University of Illinois Press, Urbana, [Illinois], 1949

First Edition. [8], [1]-117pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The first hardcover edition of Shannon's most important work. It reprints "the Mathematical Theory of Communication" by Claude Shannon, first published in the Bell System Technical Journal in 1948, with minor corrections and additional references. Also includes "Recent Contributions to the Mathematical Theory of Communication" by Warren Weaver of the Rockefeller Foundation, first published in this form (a condensed version was published in Scientific American July 1949). (Origins of Cyberspace 881). " At a stroke [Shannon] transformed the understanding of the process of electronic communication, by providing it with a mathematics, a general set of theorems called 'information theory.' With lucid brilliance, Shannon wrote out the basic principles of the signaling of information. It was like Newton writing out the laws of motion for mechanics." (Shannon Collected Papers, p. xix). Arthur Taub, professionally known as A. H. Taub, was a computer scientist and the editor of John Von Neumann's collected papers. Hook & Norman, Origins of Cyberspace 881 Original plum cloth with silver spine lettering, some bumping to lower corners and slight rubbing to head and foot of spine, ownership stamp of Arthur Taub to front pastedown. Printed dust jacket with tissue repairs to spine, back flap, and top edge. Seller Inventory # 329536

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Mathematical Theory of Communication
Publisher: The University of Illinois Press, Urbana, [Illinois]
Publication Date: 1949
Binding: [8], [1]-117pp. 1 vols. 8vo
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: First Edition.