Thomas Bayes was an eighteenth-century Presbyterian minister and amateur mathematician whose obscure life belied the profound impact of his work. Fusing biography, razor-sharp science communication and intellectual history, Everything Is Predictable is a captivating tour of Bayes' theorem and its impact on modern life. From medical testing to artificial intelligence, Tom Chivers shows how a single compelling idea can have far-reaching consequences.
ISBN: | 9781399604055 |
Publication date: | 24th April 2025 |
Author: | Tom Chivers |
Publisher: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson an imprint of Orion |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 336 pages |
Genres: |
History of mathematics Biography: science, technology and medicine Probability and statistics |