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New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2008. "Devlin’s book is very well written and accessible to everyone, it doesn’t require any special expertise in any area of mathematics, and the correct solution of the unfinished game is thoroughly explained. His analysis of the Fermat-Pascal correspondence is penetrating and never technical." MAA Reviews 2008.
Full Description
In the early seventeenth century, the outcome of something as simple as a dice roll was consigned to the realm of unknowable chance. Mathematicians largely agreed that it was impossible to predict the probability of an occurrence. Then, in 1654, Blaise Pascal wrote to Pierre de Fermat explaining that he had discovered how to calculate risk. The two collaborated to develop what is now known as probability theory,a concept that allows us to think rationally about decisions and events. In The Unfinished Game , Keith Devlin masterfully chronicles Pascal and Fermat's mathematical breakthrough, connecting a centuries-old discovery with its remarkable impact on the modern world.