History of Information Theory - Development Since 1948

Development Since 1948

The publication of Shannon's 1948 paper, "A Mathematical Theory of Communication", in the Bell System Technical Journal was the founding of information theory as we know it today. Many developments and applications of the theory have taken place since then, which have made many modern devices for data communication and storage such as CD-ROMs and mobile phones possible. Notable developments are listed in a timeline of information theory.

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