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The Unfinished Game: Pascal, Fermat, and the Seventeenth-Century Letter That Made the World Modern (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780465018963)
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xIn the early seventeenth century, the outcome of something as simple as a dice roll was consigned to the realm of unknowable chance. Mathematicians largely agreed that it was impossible to predict the probability of an occurrence. Then, in 1654, Blaise Pascal wrote to Pierre de Fermat explaining that he had discovered how to calculate risk. The two collaborated to develop what is now known as probability theory -- a concept that allows us to think rationally about decisions and events. In The Unfinished Game, Keith Devlin masterfully chronicles Pascal and Fermat's mathematical breakthrough, connecting a centuries-old discovery with its remarkable impact on the modern world.
Author: Keith Devlin
ISBN-10: 0465018963
ISBN-13: 9780465018963
Publisher: Basic Books
Language: English
Published: 03/23/2010
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.60w x 0.56d
Author: Keith Devlin
ISBN-10: 0465018963
ISBN-13: 9780465018963
Publisher: Basic Books
Language: English
Published: 03/23/2010
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.60w x 0.56d
By Keith Devlin
xKeith Devlin is a Senior Researcher and Executive Director at Stanford's Center for the Study of Language and Information, a Consulting Professor in the Department of Mathematics, and a co-founder of the Stanford Media X research network. National Public Radio's "Math Guy," he is the author of over twenty-five books. He lives in Stanford, California.
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