Wraps
1955 · [New York, NY]
by Shannon, C. E. [Claude Elwood]
[New York, NY]: Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated, 1955. Wraps. Very Good. [1], 2 leaves. 10 7/8 x 8 3/8 inches. Reproduced typescript. Four holes punched near the spine, stapled upper left, large crease upper right and minor edge staining. Wraps. Abstract: "The following theorem is proved: In a discrete noisy channel without memory the rate of transmission R is a concave downward function of the probabilities Pi of the input symbols. Hence any local maximium of R will be the absolute maximum or channel capacity C."
An internal Bell Labs Memorandum whose filing subject is information theory. Fifteen Bell Labs scientists were on the distribution list.
PROVENANCE: The personal files of Claude E. Shannon (unmarked). There were nine examples of this item in Shannon's files.
REFERENCES:
Sloane and Wyner, "Claude Elwood Shannon Collected Papers," #95. (Inventory #: 29631)
An internal Bell Labs Memorandum whose filing subject is information theory. Fifteen Bell Labs scientists were on the distribution list.
PROVENANCE: The personal files of Claude E. Shannon (unmarked). There were nine examples of this item in Shannon's files.
REFERENCES:
Sloane and Wyner, "Claude Elwood Shannon Collected Papers," #95. (Inventory #: 29631)
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