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A Mathematical Theory of Communication (Shannon, 1948)

in Papers That Actually Hold Up by Marcus Leone

A Mathematical Theory of Communication (Shannon, 1948) on “Papers That Actually Hold Up”, a list by Marcus Leone on TheLysts.

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Shannon's 1948 Bell System Technical Journal paper founding information theory
Field
Information theory / engineering
My take
Guy basically wired the whole building before anyone else knew there was a building. Read it slow, it rewards you.