The following video/simulation was an attempt to bridge the gap between information as what we mean to say vs. information as what we could say. I view this as an important stepping stone towards Hartly, Nyquist and Shannon – which I will deal with next. It covers symbols, symbol rate (baud) and message space as an introduction to channel capacity. Featuring the Baudot multiplex system and Thomas Edison’s quadruplex telegraph.
Play with simulations used in video on Khan Academy:
Symbol Rate
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