Creating Modern Probability: Its Mathematics, Physics and Philosophy in Historical Perspective (Cambridge Studies in Probability, Induction and Decision Theory) - Hardcover

Plato, Jan Von

 
9780521444033: Creating Modern Probability: Its Mathematics, Physics and Philosophy in Historical Perspective (Cambridge Studies in Probability, Induction and Decision Theory)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521444039 ISBN 13: 9780521444033
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Synopsis

In this book the author charts the history and development of modern probability theory.

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Review

'... von Plato has consulted and drawn on a substantial body of archival material: letters, unpublished manuscripts, and drafts of later-published papers. Thus his book does not just (as is sometimes the case) simply revisit the standard chestnuts of the field, but substantially adds to our knowledge of them ... In sum, this is a welcome addition to the literature: timely, informed, and technically competent.' Isis

Book Description

This is the only book to chart the history and development of modern probability theory, showing how in the first thirty years of this century probability theory became a mathematical science.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521444039
ISBN 13 
9780521444033
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
336

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