Theory that would not die, the: how bayes' rule cracked the enigma code, hunted down russian submarines, and emerged triumphant from two centuries of controversy
Auteur :
Mc / McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch
Éditeur :
McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch
ISBN :
9780300169690
Date de publication :
10 mai 2011
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
635 g
Format :
book
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Offers an account of Bayes' rule for general readers. This title explores this controversial theorem and the human obsessions surrounding it. She traces its discovery by an amateur mathematician in the 1740s through its development into roughly its modern form by French scientist Pierre Simon Laplace.