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  2. History of information theory - Wikipedia

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    Hartley's 1928 paper, called simply "Transmission of Information", went further by using the word information (in a technical sense), and making explicitly clear that information in this context was a measurable quantity, reflecting only the receiver's ability to distinguish that one sequence of symbols had been intended by the sender rather ...

  3. A Mathematical Theory of Communication - Wikipedia

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    It has tens of thousands of citations, being one of the most influential and cited scientific papers of all time, [6] as it gave rise to the field of information theory, with Scientific American referring to the paper as the "Magna Carta of the Information Age", [7] while the electrical engineer Robert G. Gallager called the paper a "blueprint ...

  4. Information theory - Wikipedia

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    The landmark event establishing the discipline of information theory and bringing it to immediate worldwide attention was the publication of Claude E. Shannon's classic paper "A Mathematical Theory of Communication" in the Bell System Technical Journal in July and October 1948.

  5. Newspaper - Wikipedia

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    For example, the Financial Times is printed on a distinctive salmon pink paper, and Sheffield's weekly sports publication derives its name, the Green 'Un, from the traditional colour of its paper. The Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport is also printed on pink paper while L'Équipe (formerly L'Auto ) is printed on yellow paper.

  6. Wikipedia:Identifying and using primary sources - Wikipedia

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    For example, century-old love letters on display at a museum are primary sources; a secondary source might analyze the contents of these letters. The fact that the analysis is based on these letters would be evident from the description in the source, even if the paper contained no footnotes.

  7. BLUF (communication) - Wikipedia

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    For example: BLUF: I need you to approve both the design and content of the attached flyer by noon on August 10. This flyer is for an upcoming conference at which we are exhibiting. I have included information about the upcoming classes we are offering, our contact information, and a list of the services we offer.

  8. Information hazard - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, the availability of information on DNA sequences of diseases or the chemical makeup of toxins could lead to adversarial hazards, as bad actors could use this information in order to recreate these biohazards on their own. [4] In 2018, a research paper led to media coverage by explaining how to synthesize a poxvirus. [5] [6] [7]

  9. The Market for Lemons - Wikipedia

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    The paper's findings have since been applied to many other types of markets. However, Akerlof's research focused solely on the market for used cars. Akerlof's paper uses the market for used cars as an example of the problem of quality uncertainty. It concludes that owners of high-quality used cars will not place their cars on the used car market.