Why Information Theory is Important - Computerphile

Zip files & error correction depend on information theory, Tim Muller takes us through how Claude Shannon's early Computer Science work is still essential today!
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This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.
Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: bit.ly/nottsco...
Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at www.bradyharan.com