Where Historical Figures Really Rank / [electronic resource] Skiena, Steven S. creator author. Ward, Charles B. author. text enk 2013 monographic eng

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1 online resource (391 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). Is 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. Steven S. Skiena, Charles B. Ward. Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). Quantitative research Q180.55.Q36 S55 2014 920.02 9781139649605 (ebook) http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139649605 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139649605 UkCbUP 121212 20180107143410.0 CR9781139649605