The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300188226ISBN-10:300188226UPC:9780300188226Book Category:Mathematics, ScienceBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, History, Probability & StatisticsBook Topic:Bayesian AnalysisSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SC58ADP8S5
The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of
A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice: A vivid account of the generations-long dispute over Bayes' rule, one of the greatest breakthroughs in the history of applied mathematics and statistics "An intellectual romp touching on, among other topics, military ingenuity, the origins of modern epidemiology, and the theological foundation of modern mathematics."--Michael Washburn, Boston Globe ...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300188226ISBN-10:300188226UPC:9780300188226Book Category:Mathematics, ScienceBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, History, Probability & StatisticsBook Topic:Bayesian AnalysisSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SC58ADP8S5
Sharon Bertsch McGrayne is the author of numerous books, including Nobel Prize Women in Science: Their Lives, Struggles, and Momentous Discoveries and Prometheans in the Lab: Chemistry and the Making of the Modern World. She lives in Seattle.
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