• DocumentCode
    1424432
  • Title

    A practical look at information theory

  • Author

    Macadam, W. K.

  • Author_Institution
    American Telephone and Telegraph Company, New York, N. Y.
  • Volume
    79
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1960
  • fDate
    6/1/1960 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    508
  • Lastpage
    512
  • Abstract
    A discussion of the nature and basic modes of communication from the point of view of the modern techniques of handling, generating, storing, and transmitting knowledge or information in its manifold forms. The article is presented in two parts.
  • Keywords
    Computers; Electrical engineering; Encoding; Games; Modulation; Speech;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1960.6432666
  • Filename
    6432666