You can be back-handed and say that Mlodinow is a good
writer for a scientist, but I won’t do that.
He’s a good writer, period. He
can spin a tale from nothing, or what seems like nothing. Here, he covers what is potentially a very
history of probability and it’s contemporary uses. The title and the subtitle may over-sell it a
bit, but it is a popular book. It is
quick and easy to read, but that doesn’t mean you won’t learn anything. I for one had no idea the equals sign wasn’t
invented until 1556. I’m just glad I
didn’t have math class before then.
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