The Theory That Would Not Die by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne 2012 For Sale

# The Theory That Would Not Die — Sharon Bertsch McGrayne*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* by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne. Paperback edition, published by Yale University Press in 2012. English. This edition includes a new preface, epilogue, and case studies. ISBN-10: 0-300-18822-6; ISBN-13: 978-0-300-18822-6.## Contents- Preface to the Paperback Edition — ix- Preface and Note to Readers — xi- Acknowledgments — xv- Part I. Enlightenment and the Anti-Bayesian Reaction — 1 - Causes in the Air — 3 - The Man Who Did Everything — 13 - Many Doubts, Few Defenders — 34- Part II. Second World War Era — 59 - Bayes Goes to War — 61 - Dead and Buried Again — 87- Part III. The Glorious Revival — 89 - Arthur Bailey — 91 - From Tool to Theology — 97 - Jerome Cornfield, Lung Cancer, and Heart Attacks — 108 - There’s Always a First Time — 119 - 46,656 Varieties — 129- Part IV. To Prove Its Worth — 137 - Business Decisions — 139 - Who Wrote The Federalist? — 154 - The Cold Warrior — 163Please review all photographs for an accurate impression of condition.