
The Science of Information: From Language to Black Holes
Data Compression and Prefix-Free Codes
Documentary · Jun 1, 2020 · 31 min The Great Courses Signature Collection
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S1, E5: Probe the link between entropy and coding. In the process, encounter Shannon's first fundamental theorem, which specifies how far information can be squeezed in a binary code, serving as the basis for data compression. See how this works with a text such as Conan Doyle's The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Documentary · Jun 1, 2020 · 31 min