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A comment on Bernoulli: Exposition of a New Theory on the Measurement of Risk (1738) [pdf].

Re:Bernoulli: Exposition of a New Theory on the Measurement ... by henrik_w on Friday July 17, 2015 @08:43AM (#9902421)
Ha! Just this morning I was reading about the development of probability theory and risk management in "Against the Gods" by Peter Bernstein [1]. I just finished the chapter on the Bernoullis contributions. Interesting read!

[1] http://www.amazon.com/Against-Gods-Remarkable-Story-Risk/dp/...

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Re:Bernoulli: Exposition of a New Theory on the Measurement ... by jackgavigan on Friday July 17, 2015 @09:12AM (#9902532)
'Against the Gods' is an excellent book. I can't recommend it highly enough to anybody who is at all interested in any kind of risk, or the financial markets.
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