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A Mathematical Theory of Communication

Claude E. Shannon · Bell System Technical Journal · 1948 · 80.7K citations

Engineering, Communication, Electrical Engineering +11

An introduction to probability theory and its applications

Journal of the Franklin Institute · 1958 · 30K citations

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Probability Theory +11

An Introduction to Combinatorial Analysis

R. A. Leibler, John Riordan · Mathematical Tables and Other Aids to Computation · 1958 · 1.5K citations

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Algorithms +11

Mathematical Foundations of Information Theory.

J. Laurie Snell, Aleksandr I︠A︡kovlevich Khinchin, Ray Silverman et al. · American Mathematical Monthly · 1959 · 1.5K citations

Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics +12

Species-diversity and pattern-diversity in the study of ecological succession

E. C. Pielou · Journal of Theoretical Biology · 1966 · 1.1K citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Ecology +12