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Quantal aspects of scientific information 科学信息的量子方面

Trans. IRE Prof. Group Inf. Theory Pub Date : 1953-02-01 DOI: 10.1109/TIT.1953.1188569

D. Mackay

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引用次数: 85

Information, machines, and brains 信息、机器和大脑

Trans. IRE Prof. Group Inf. Theory Pub Date : 1953-02-01 DOI: 10.1109/TIT.1953.1188592

A. M. Uttley

引用次数: 4

Fluctuations and theory of noise 波动和噪声理论

Trans. IRE Prof. Group Inf. Theory Pub Date : 1953-02-01 DOI: 10.1109/TIT.1953.1188561

D. MacDonald

引用次数: 3

Discussion on Mr. E.C. Cherry's paper on 'On the History of the Theory of Information' 论E.C. Cherry先生的论文《论信息论的历史》

Trans. IRE Prof. Group Inf. Theory Pub Date : 1953-02-01 DOI: 10.1109/TIT.1953.1188580

E. C. Cherry

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Discussion on Dr. T. Gold's paper on 'Hearing' 关于T. Gold博士论文“Hearing”的讨论

Trans. IRE Prof. Group Inf. Theory Pub Date : 1953-02-01 DOI: 10.1109/TIT.1953.1188590

T. Gold

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Communication theory and physics 通信理论与物理

Trans. IRE Prof. Group Inf. Theory Pub Date : 1953-02-01 DOI: 10.1109/TIT.1953.1188558

D. Gabor

引用次数: 94

Discussion on Dr. Gabor's Paper on 'Communication Theory and Physics' 论Gabor博士的论文《Communication Theory and Physics》

Trans. IRE Prof. Group Inf. Theory Pub Date : 1953-02-01 DOI: 10.1109/TIT.1953.1188582

D. Gabor

引用次数: 0

Glossary of physiological terms 生理术语词汇

Trans. IRE Prof. Group Inf. Theory Pub Date : 1953-02-01 DOI: 10.1109/TIT.1953.1188574

J. Bates

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The lattice theory of information 信息的晶格理论

Trans. IRE Prof. Group Inf. Theory Pub Date : 1953-02-01 DOI: 10.1109/TIT.1953.1188572

C. Shannon

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引用次数: 144

Communication theory, past, present and prospective 沟通理论，过去，现在和未来

Trans. IRE Prof. Group Inf. Theory Pub Date : 1953-02-01 DOI: 10.1109/TIT.1953.1188571

D. Gabor

引用次数: 4