Okay, gotta punch up my recommendation a little bit.
About 10 years ago I moved houses and, thanks to the growing popularity of fancy ebooks, I decided to divest myself of most of my library. I donated 100s of books that weighted 100s of pounds and ate up 10s of boxes. I kept only a small set of books, small enough to fit in a single box and taking up only about half a shelf.
An Introduction to Information Theorymade the cut and I still have my copy today, happily sitting on a shelf next to me as I type. It’s that good and that important.
Okay, gotta punch up my recommendation a little bit.
About 10 years ago I moved houses and, thanks to the growing popularity of fancy ebooks, I decided to divest myself of most of my library. I donated 100s of books that weighted 100s of pounds and ate up 10s of boxes. I kept only a small set of books, small enough to fit in a single box and taking up only about half a shelf.
An Introduction to Information Theory made the cut and I still have my copy today, happily sitting on a shelf next to me as I type. It’s that good and that important.