Ten Gat Iaabout ance

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, gamblers and mathematicians transformed the idea of chance from a mystery into the discipline of probability, setting the stage for a series of breakthroughs that enabled or transformed innumerable fields, from gambling, mathematics, statistics, economics, and finance to physics and computer science. This book tells the story of ten great ideas about chance and the thinkers who developed them, tracing the philosophical implications of these ideas as well as their mathematical impact.

Author: Persi Diaconis

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Publication Date: October 8, 2019

Number of Pages: 272 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 0691196397

ISBN-13: 9780691196398