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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Educational films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses 2015.
2016.
Language
English
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A Kanopy streaming video
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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.
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AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).