Covers encoding and binary digits, entropy, language and meaning, efficient encoding and the noisy channel, and explores ways in which information theory relates to physics, cybernetics, psychology, and art. 1980 edition.

0. Preface to the Dover Edition
1. The World and Theories
2. The Origins of Information Theory
3. A Mathematical Model
4. Encoding and Binary Digits
5. Entropy
6. Language and Meaning
7. Efficient Encoding
8. The Noisy Channel
9. Many Dimensions
10. Information Theory and Physics
11. Cybernetics
12. Information Theory and Psychology
13. Information Theory and Art
14. Back to Communication Theory
Appendix: On Mathematical Notation
Glossary
Index