Creating Modern Probability
Subtitle: Its Mathematics, Physics and Philosophy in Historical Perspective (Cambridge Studies in Probability, Induction and Decision Theory)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 12, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9780521597357
Subjects: Logic; Probability & statistics; Probability & Statistics - General; Probabilities; Mathematics; Philosophy; History; History & Philosophy; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Mathematics / History; Philosophy / General; Probabilities--History; Science-History; Science-Philosophy & Social Aspects
First sentence: Measure theory originated at the end of last century from problems encountered mainly in mathematical analysis, the theory of trigonometric series, and integration theory.