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.
Principles of Digital Communication and Coding by Andrew J. Viterbi, Jim K. Omura This classic by two digital communications experts is geared toward students of communications theory and to designers of channels, links, terminals, modems, or networks used to transmit and receive digital messages. 1979 edition.
Science and Information Theory, Second Edition by Leon Brillouin Exploring the connections between information theory and physics, this text applies the principles of information theory to a variety of issues, including Maxwell's demon, thermodynamics, and measurement problems. 81 figures. 14 tables.
