Error Detecting and Error Correcting Codes." In The Bell System Technical Journal, Volume XXIX, No. 2, pp. 147-60. New York: American Telephone and Telegraph Company, April, 1950
The complete volume, in original printed wrappers
by Hamming, R.W
The complete volume, in original printed wrappers. Octavo. Spine cocked and a bit stained, library rubberstamp on front cover. Light dampstain at fore-edge of first few leaves. A good copy. The fundamental paper introducing the idea of error correction in communication and computer systems. A simple version of the Hamming Code in use today is the familiar "parity check" method for detecting memory and transmission errors. (Inventory #: 12077)