The Transformability of Information
Streaming video - 2015
What is information? Explore the surprising answer of American mathematician Claude Shannon, who concluded that information is the ability to distinguish reliably among possible alternatives. Consider why this idea was so revolutionary, and see how it led to the concept of the bit—the basic unit of information..
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- Genres
- Educational films
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
The Great Courses
2015.
2016. - Language
- English
- Online Access
- A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image - Item Description
- In Process Record.
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Film - Physical Description
- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (34 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
- Playing Time
- 00:33:12
- Format
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Access
- AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).