Karl Pearson: The Scientific Life in a Statistical Age
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (571 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691114455 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Porter shows us a young Pearson, clever and brave, who has a burning passion to understand things."--John Aldrich, American Scientist"This book is a remarkable achievement."--Jenny Marie, Journal of the History of Biology"Pearson's story can be read as a triumph of statistics in which a powerful intellect comes to see our field as a great source of enlightenment. Cleary, The American Statistician"Theodore Porter's Karl Pearson explores the fullness and richness of Pearson's intellectual and emotional life, shows us how 'the toil of the years' led to the revolution he wrought in statistics. Laubichler, Science"Porter's biography of the young Pearson, the statistician in embryo, exceeds all expectations in recreating the intellectual worlds in which Pearson tried t
Andrejs Ozolins said Karl Pearson. A fascinating story that is very well written. Biographical background is always interesting and sometimes neccessary in order to fully understand great achievements.. "Okay" according to Amazon Customer. Written in an academic style, it is a bit dry. If you really aren't that interested, it will be difficult to maintain focus.. Artie said Four Stars. Good book, I like reading about the history of stats and math.
This biography recounts Pearson's extraordinary intellectual adventure and sheds new light on the inner life of science. Karl Pearson, founder of modern statistics, came to this field by way of passionate early studies of philosophy and cultural history as well as ether physics and graphical geometry. In this original and engaging book, a leading historian of modern science investigates the interior experience of one man's scientific life while placing it in a rich tapestry of social, political, and intellectual movements.. Theodore Porter's intensely personal portrait of Pearson extends from religious crisis and se