A Mathematical Theory of Communication (1948) by C. E. Shannon [0][1] Information theory: a Tutorial Introduction (2nd Edition) by James V Stone bit more mode

A Mathematical Theory of Communication (1948) by C. E. Shannon [0][1] Information theory: a Tutorial Introduction (2nd Edition) by James V Stone bit more modern introduction/hands-on approach. ----- [0] : paper : https://people.math.harvard.edu/~ctm/home/text/others/shannon/entropy/entropy.pdf https://people.math.harvard.edu/~ctm/home/text/others/shanno... current book version of paper is 16th addition. [1] : Why [0] matters : https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-claude-shannons-information-theory-invented-the-future-20201222/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-claude-shannons-informati...