A Mathematical Theory of Communication

The work

TitleA Mathematical Theory of Communication
AuthorsClaude E. Shannon
Typearticle
Year1948
Citekeyshannon1948mathematical

Where it appeared

Published inBell System Technical Journal
PublisherIEEE
Volume27
Issue3
Pages379--423

Identifiers

DOI10.1002/j.1538-7305.1948.tb01338.x
OpenAlexW2041404167

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Landing pagehttps://doi.org/10.1002/j.1538-7305.1948.tb00917.x
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@article{shannon1948mathematical,
  title = {A Mathematical Theory of Communication},
  author = {Claude E. Shannon},
  year = {1948},
  journal = {Bell System Technical Journal},
  volume = {27},
  number = {3},
  pages = {379--423},
  publisher = {IEEE},
  doi = {10.1002/j.1538-7305.1948.tb01338.x},
  url = {http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-002C-4317-B},
}

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