The unfinished game : Pascal, Fermat, and the seventeenth-century letter that made the world modern
Devlin, Keith2008
Books, Manuscripts
Before the mid-seventeenth century, scholars agreed that it was impossible to predict something by calculating mathematical outcomes. The issue remained intractable until Pascal wrote to Fermat in 1654, outlining a solution...
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Imprint:
New York Basic Books 2008
Collation:
191 p.
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Contents:
Monday, August 24, 1654 - A problem worthy of great minds - On the shoulders of a giant - A man of slight build - The great amateur - Terrible confusions - Out of the gaming rooms - Into the everyday world - The chance of your life - The measure of our ignorance - The key letter from Pascal to Fermat
ISBN:
9780465009107 (hbk 0465009107 hbk)
Dewey class:
519.2 UNF
Local class:
519.2
Language:
English
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BRN:
51162
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 519.2 UNF | Available |