The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy

Category: Mathematics
Author: Sharon Bertsch McGrayne
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by arpit   2022-04-14
I haven't read this particular book but enjoyed "The Theory that would not die"[1] which also details the historic conflict between frequentists and the bayesian statisticians. Not sure which is the better book but "The Theory..." has a lot more Goodreads ratings than this one.

[1]https://www.amazon.com/Theory-That-Would-Not-Die/dp/03001882...

by MR4D   2017-09-04
Amazon link in case anyone is interested in that book:

https://www.amazon.com/Theory-That-Would-Not-Die/dp/03001882...