The Theory That Would Not Die

How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy

Description

Drawing on primary source material and interviews with statisticians and other scientists, this book offers an account of Bayes' rule for general readers, It traces its discovery by an amateur mathematician in the 1740s through its development into roughly its modern form by French scientist Pierre Simon Laplace.
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Writer
McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch
Title
The Theory That Would Not Die
Publisher
Yale University Press
Year
2012
Language
English
Pages
360
Weight
552 gr
EAN
9780300188226
Dimensions
235 x 159 x 25 mm
Binding format
Paperback / softback

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