| Empire of Chance: How Probability Changed Science and Everyday Life Contributor(s): Gigerenzer, Gerd (Author), Daston, Lorraine (Joint Author), Swijtink, Zeno (Joint Author) |
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ISBN: 052139838X ISBN-13: 9780521398381 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1990 Annotation: This book tells how quantitative ideas of chance transformed the natural and social sciences, as well as daily life, over the past three centuries |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - General - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 519 |
| LCCN: 88016928 |
| Series: Ideas in Context |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1 lbs) 360 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book tells how quantitative ideas of chance have transformed the natural and social sciences as well as everyday life over the past three centuries. A continuous narrative connects the earliest application of probability and statistics in gambling and insurance to the most recent forays into law, medicine, polling, and baseball. Separate chapters explore the theoretical and methodological impact on biology, physics, and psychology. In contrast to the literature on the mathematical development of probability and statistics, this book centers on how these technical innovations recreated our conceptions of nature, mind, and society. |