Résumé
Statisticians of the Centuries aims to demonstrate the
achievements of statistics to a broad audience, and to
commemorate the work of celebrated statisticians. This is
done through short biographies that put the statistical
work in its historical and sociological context,
emphasizing contributions to science and society in the
broadest terms rather than narrow technical achievement.
The discipline is treated from its earliest times and only
individuals born prior to the 20th Century are included.
The volume arose through the initiative of the
International Statistical Institute (ISI), the principal
representative association for international statistics
(founded in 1885). Extensive consultations within the
statistical community, and with prominent members of ISI in
particular, led to the names of the 104 individuals who are
included in the volume. The biographies were contributed by
73 authors from across the world.
The editors are the well-known statisticians Chris Heyde
and Eugene Seneta. Chris Heyde is Professor of Statistics
at both Columbia University in New York and the Australian
National University in Canberra. He is also Director of the
Center for Applied Probability at Columbia. He has twice
served as Vice President of the ISI, and also as President
of the ISI's Bernoulli Society. Eugene Seneta is Professor
of Mathematical Statistics at the University of Sydney and
a Member of the ISI. His historical writings focus on 19th
Century France and the Russian Empire. He has taught
courses on the history of probability-based statistics in
U.S. universities. Both editors are Fellows of the
Australian Academy of Science and have, at various times,
been awarded the Pitman Medal of the Statistical Society of
Australia for their distinguished research
contributions.
This interesting and informative book summarizes
developments in statistics. Concerned only with
contributions by researchers born prior to the 20th
century, articles are presented chronologically by date of
birth of the statistician. More than 100 researchers are
represented, and 75 authors from all over the globe
contributed biographies. This volume arose through the
initiative of the International Statistical Institute (an
international organization founded in 1885 with
statisticians from all nationalities and walks of life as
its members) whose primary concern is to further the cause
of statistics and to make the public aware of the role and
contributions of statistics in all aspects of life. The
book is organized chronologically; all developments and
contributions through the 16th century are followed by
material from the 17th through 20th centuries. Some of the
salient features of this volume are the alphabetical
listing of statisticians, chapter bibliographies, useful
index, and an indicator pointing to an internal linkage
between chapters. An excellent resource on the historical
development of statistics, this book will appeal to all
those interested in the historical development of
statistical techniques and concepts. Recommended for all
academic libraries. Upper-division undergraduate and
graduate students."
CHOICE, May 2002
"This book arose out of an International Statistical
Institute initiative. Its objective is stated to be to
demonstrate the achievement of statistics to a broad
audience and to commemorate the work of celebrated
statisticians. This demanding objective has been
outstandingly well met. The choice of individuals for
inclusion, taken from those born before 31 December 1900.
... Most entries have a photograph, a very short abstract
and typically a four or five page essay, followed by a
short bibliography. The essays are lucid, informative,
sympathetic to their subject and most contain a pleasing
mixture of technical and personal detail. The editroial
team and the contributors are to be congratulated on an
important and enjoyable contribution to the general
literature on our subject."
ISI Short Book Reviews, April 2002
- Probability Prior to Pascal
17th Century:
- Pierre de Fermat (1601-1665)
- John Graunt (1620-1674)
- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
- Christian Huygens (1629-1695)
- Caspar Neumann (1648-1715)
- Jakob Bernoulli (1655-1705)
- John Arbuthnot (1667-1735)
- Abraham de Moivre (1667-1754)
- Pierre Remond de Montmort (1678-1719)
- Nicolaus Bernoulli (1687-1759)
- Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782)
18th Century:
- Thomas Bayes (1701-1761)
- Johann Peter Sussmilch (1707-1767)
- Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788)
- Rogerius Josephus Boscovich (1711-1787)
- D'Alembert (1717-1783)
- Marquis de Condorcet (1743-1794)
- Pierre-Simon Marquis de Laplace (1749-1827)
- Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752-1833)
- William Playfair (1759-1823)
- Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834)
- Sir Frederick Morton Eden (1765-1809)
- Carl Friederich Gauss (1777-1855)
- Simeon-Denis Poisson (1781-1840)
- Adolphe Quetelet (1796-1874)
- Irenee-Jules Bienayme (1796-1878)
- Stefano Franscini (1796-1857)
19th Century:
- Gustav Theodor Fechner (1801-1887)
- Anton Meyer (1801-1857)
- Antoine Augustin Cournot (1801-1877)
- Augustus De Morgn (1806-1871)
- William Farr (1807-1883)
- George Boole (1815-1864)
- Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)
L'auteur - C. C. Heyde
Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Editor
L'auteur - E. Seneta
Seneta, E., University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Editor
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | Springer |
| Auteur(s) | C. C. Heyde, E. Seneta |
| Parution | 24/10/2002 |
| Nb. de pages | 500 |
| Format | 16 x 24 |
| Couverture | Relié |
| Poids | 855g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9780387953298 |
| ISBN13 | 978-0-387-95329-8 |
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