Karl Pearson The Scientific Life in a Statistical Age

"Karl Pearson was one of the most significant architects of modern statistics. In this remarkable book, Theodore Porter superbly captures the romance (and seldom has the use of this word been so appropriate) of Karl Pearson's early flirtation with philosophy and the tortured path that led him to statistics."--Stephen Stigler, University of Chicago"Brilliant! Karl Pearson is fortunate to have a biographer who saves him from what he most abhorred: his fear that a life could be reduced to a mere discovery, stripped of all its personal and historical specificity. "--Ken Alder, Northwestern University, author ofThe Measure of All ThingsPorter, Theodore M. is the author of 'Karl Pearson The Scientific Life in a Statistical Age', published 2006 under ISBN 9780691126357 and ISBN 0691126356.