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SHANNON, CLAUDE E. & WARREN WEAVER. The Mathematical Theory of Communication. Urbana: University of Illinois, 1949. image 1
SHANNON, CLAUDE E. & WARREN WEAVER. The Mathematical Theory of Communication. Urbana: University of Illinois, 1949. image 2
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SHANNON, CLAUDE E. & WARREN WEAVER.
The Mathematical Theory of Communication. Urbana: University of Illinois, 1949.

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SHANNON, CLAUDE E. & WARREN WEAVER.

The Mathematical Theory of Communication. Urbana: University of Illinois, 1949.
8vo. Original burgundy cloth, dust jacket. Jacket with spine faded, some edgewear.
Provenance: Harvey Rorgen(?) (ownership signature to f.f.e.p.).

FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Shannon on the f.f.e.p. Considered "the magna carta of the information age" according to Scientific American, Shannon's work provided "a mathematical guide for the system's engineers [at Bell Labs], a blueprint for how to move data around with optimal efficiency" (Gertner p.128). Gertner. The Idea Factory. [NY: 2012.]; Hook and Norman Origins of Cyberspace 881.

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