The follow three video mini-series is a bit of an Engineering detour in the story of information theory. In order to easily grasp the ideas of Hartley and Shannon, I felt it would be beneficial to lay some groundwork. It began with my own selfish interest in wanting to relive some famous experiments & technologies from the 19th Century. Specifically, why did the Information Age arise? When and how did electricity play a role in communication? Why was magnetism involved? Why did Morse code become so popular compared to the European designs? How was information understood before words (and concepts) such as “bit” existed? What’s the difference between static electricity and current?
All of these questions are answered as we slowly uncover a more modern approach to sending differences over a distance…
The History of Electricity
The Battery and Electromagnetism
Morse Code and the Information Age
Click below to practice Morse Code!
Brit Cruise 