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.
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