Warren Weaver (1894–1978)
Auteur van Lady Luck: The Theory of Probability
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- 1894-07-17
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1978-11-24
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- USA
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- Reedsburg, Wisconsin, USA
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- New Milford, Connecticut, USA
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- University of Wisconsin–Madison
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- scientist
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- Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science (1964)
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Probability theory begins with games of "chance". Professor Weaver takes us back, then advances through the contributions of great thinkers, step by step, to the future of thinking. Drawing upon history, the writings of Pascal, Godel, Langer, Bernoulli, and a host of others, the book explains permutations, independent events, expectation, law of averages, Chebychev's theorem, law of large numbers, and probability of distributions. Very helpful on understanding "coincidence" [so difficult for us as pattern-seeking creatures]. He tries to show by examples that this type of thinking is "realistic" and valuable. We are betting we'll study our odds, and will make the best of it.… (meer)