The Empire of Chance: How Probability Changed Science and Everyday Life

by Theodore M. Porter, John Beatty, Lorraine Daston, et al.

Book Overview

The Empire of Chance tells how quantitative ideas of chance transformed the natural and social sciences, as well as daily life over the last three centuries. A continuous narrative connects the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521331153
• ISBN13: 9780521331159
• Release Date: April 1989
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"