num_pages: 144
description: Scientific knowledge grows at a phenomenal pace--but few books have had as lasting an impact or played as important a role in our modern world as The Mathematical Theory of Communication , published originally as a paper on communication theory more than fifty years ago. Republished in book form shortly thereafter, it has since gone through four hardcover and sixteen paperback printings.  It is a revolutionary work, astounding in its foresight and contemporaneity.  The University of Illinois Press is pleased and honored to issue this commemorative reprinting of a classic.  
language: English
title: The Mathematical Theory of Communication
titlecomplete: The Mathematical Theory of Communication
genres: Science, Computer Science, Philosophy, Technology, Mathematics, Engineering, Communication, Language, Computers, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 620
publisher: University of Illinois Press