The Probalistic Revolution: Ideas in History, Vol. 1

This monumental work traces the rise, the transformation, and the diffusion of probabilistic and statistical thinking in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The contributors - scientists, historians, and philosophers of science from eight countries make it possible for readers trained in many disciplines to see why the probabilistic revolution has been so complete and so successful. Lorenz Kr'and Michael Heidelberger are philosophers of science at Gottingen University. Lorraine J. Daston is a historian at Brandeis University. Gerd Gigerenzer is a psychologist at the University of Constance, and Mary S. Morgan is an economist at York University.Krüger, Lorenz is the author of 'The Probalistic Revolution: Ideas in History, Vol. 1', published 1990 under ISBN 9780262610629 and ISBN 0262610620.