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hunter

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8. In the mid twentieth century those same concepts were applied to electrical signals...

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Mon Dec 11, 2023, 04:20 PM

Dec 2023

... by Claude Shannon.

The modern high speed internet is built upon these theoretical foundations.

The concept has also proven useful in ecological studies.

All that and more looks to be covered in part IV of this book.

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I have to say that my mind was blown by a book this weekend. [View all] NNadir Dec 2023 OP

Sounds like a powerful book. byronius Dec 2023 #1

That is truly mind blowing . Permanut Dec 2023 #2

Thanks for the reference to Del Maestro erronis Dec 2023 #6

Fascinating! FM123 Dec 2023 #3

Did you really read it, or... LudwigPastorius Dec 2023 #4

Looks great and dense. But at $137.00 I'll see if a library has a copy.... n/t erronis Dec 2023 #5

Hmm, was looking for background but got lost immediately Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2023 #7

It's all about counting - a physicist's take caraher Dec 2023 #9

You are a good teacher! Thank you Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2023 #11

In the mid twentieth century those same concepts were applied to electrical signals... hunter Dec 2023 #8

It's not unusual for "named" equations to take forms alien to the honoree caraher Dec 2023 #10