The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy

By Sharon Bertsch McGrayne

Book Overview

A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice: A vivid account of the generations-long dispute over Bayes' rule, one of the greatest breakthroughs in the history of applied mathematics and statistics... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300169698
• ISBN13: 9780300169690
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.1" x 6.1"