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kwalks's review
It seems the main purpose of this book is to provide evidence that Information / Communication Theory should be taken seriously as a real science. Perhaps because I'm reading this so many years after its writing, all I can think is, "how could it not?"
The author provides a warning in the beginning that the book contains a lot of math, but because I don't have a strong math background I tend to let those parts of books like these flow over and through and pick up what I can when it gets back to the theory portions. Nonetheless, as an audiobook, it's especially challenging to listen to recitations of long strings and formulas.
I particularly appreciate the historical reference the book provides and learning about the process involved in calculating how to move data from a sender to a receiver through a wide variety of mediums.
The author provides a warning in the beginning that the book contains a lot of math, but because I don't have a strong math background I tend to let those parts of books like these flow over and through and pick up what I can when it gets back to the theory portions. Nonetheless, as an audiobook, it's especially challenging to listen to recitations of long strings and formulas.
I particularly appreciate the historical reference the book provides and learning about the process involved in calculating how to move data from a sender to a receiver through a wide variety of mediums.
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