Empire of Chance: How Probability Changed Science and Everyday Life

(Part of the Ideas in Context Series)

by Theodore M. Porter, John Beatty, Lorraine Daston, et al.

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The Empire of Chance tells how quantitative ideas of chance transformed the natural and social sciences, as well as daily life over the last three centuries. A continuous narrative connects the earliest application of probability and statistics in gambling and insurance to the most recent forays into law, medicine, polling and baseball. Separate chapters explore the theoretical and methodological impact in biology, physics and psychology. Themes recur...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:052139838X

ISBN13:9780521398381

Release Date:October 1990

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:360 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

History & Philosophy Math Mathematics Political History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Probability & Statistics Science Science & Math

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