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020			_a9781139649605 (ebook)
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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQ180.55.Q36 _bS55 2014
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100	1		_aSkiena, Steven S., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aWho's bigger? : _bwhere historical figures really rank / _cSteven Skiena, Stony Brook University, New York, Charles Ward.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2014.
300			_a1 online resource (xii, 379 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0		_aPart I. Quantitative History: 1. History's most significant people; 2. Ranking historical figures; 3. Who belongs in Bonnie's textbook?; 4. Reading through the past; 5. Great Americans and the process of canonization; 6. The baseball hall of fame; 7. Historical timescales -- Part II. Historical Rankings: 8. American political figures; 9. Modern world leaders; 10. Science and technology; 11. Religion and philosophy; 12. Sports; 13. The arts; 14. The performing arts; 15. Devils and angels --Appendix A. Ranking methodology -- Appendix B. Resources -- Appendix C. Biographical dictionary.
520			_aIs Hitler bigger than Napoleon? Washington bigger than Lincoln? Picasso bigger than Einstein? Quantitative analysts are rapidly finding homes in social and cultural domains, from finance to politics. What about history? In this fascinating book, Steve Skiena and Charles Ward bring quantitative analysis to bear on ranking and comparing historical reputations. They evaluate each person by aggregating the traces of millions of opinions, just as Google ranks webpages. The book includes a technical discussion for readers interested in the details of the methods, but no mathematical or computational background is necessary to understand the rankings or conclusions. Along the way, the authors present the rankings of more than one thousand of history's most significant people in science, politics, entertainment, and all areas of human endeavor. Anyone interested in history or biography can see where their favorite figures place in the grand scheme of things.
650		0	_aQuantitative research.
700	1		_aWard, Charles, _d1984- _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107041370
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139649605
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