"A few first rate research papers are preferable to a large number that are poorly conceived or half-finished. The lat…"

"My greatest concern was what to call it. I thought of calling it 'information,' but the word was overly used, so I de…"

"Omni: Do you find it depressing that chess computers are getting so strong? Shannon: I am not depressed by it. I am r…"

"Although perhaps of no practical importance, the question is of theoretical interest, and it is hoped that a satisfac…"

"Well, I got interested in it when Shannon's and Wiener's work appeared. The curious thing is that, during several yea…"

"For him delicious flavors dwell In books as in old Muscatel."

"And in the evening, everywhere Along the roadside, up and down, I see the golden torches flare Like lighted street-la…"

"Song like a rose should be; Each rhyme a petal sweet; For fragrance, melody, That when her lips repeat The words, her…"

"The hunter catches a dreadful prey, the seaman steers his ship into an unspeakable harbor, the plowman sows and reaps…"

"You are the king no doubt, but in one respect, at least, I am your equal: the right to reply. I claim that privilege …"