Who's bigger? :: where historical figures really rank /
"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...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "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. Did you know: - Got a spare billion dollars, and want to be remembered forever? Your best investment is to get a university named after you. - Women remain significantly underrepresented in the historical record compared to men and have long required substantially greater achievement levels to get equally noted for posterity. - The long-term prominence of Elvis Presley rivals that of the most famous classical composers. Roll over Beethoven, and tell Tchaikovsky the news! 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. While revisiting old historical friends and making new ones, you will come to understand the forces that shape historical recognition in a whole new light"-- |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xii, 379 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references [pages 361-365] and index. |
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| spelling | Skiena, Steven S., author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88013719 Who's bigger? : where historical figures really rank / Steven Skiena, Stony Brook University, New York, Charles Ward. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014. ©2014 1 online resource (xii, 379 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier "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. Did you know: - Got a spare billion dollars, and want to be remembered forever? Your best investment is to get a university named after you. - Women remain significantly underrepresented in the historical record compared to men and have long required substantially greater achievement levels to get equally noted for posterity. - The long-term prominence of Elvis Presley rivals that of the most famous classical composers. Roll over Beethoven, and tell Tchaikovsky the news! 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. While revisiting old historical friends and making new ones, you will come to understand the forces that shape historical recognition in a whole new light"-- Provided by publisher Includes bibliographical references [pages 361-365] and index. Part 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. Print version record. Quantitative research. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007000909 Recherche quantitative. SCIENCE General. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Personal Memoirs. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Political. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Presidents & Heads of State. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Reference. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Rich & Famous. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Royalty. bisacsh Quantitative research fast Ward, Charles, 1984- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfMhvrhx7hdW4vmmGQQbd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2013049751 Print version: Skiena, Steven S. Who's bigger? 9781107041370 (DLC) 2013032173 (OCoLC)856053169 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=638119 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Skiena, Steven S. Ward, Charles, 1984- Who's bigger? : where historical figures really rank / Part 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. Quantitative research. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007000909 Recherche quantitative. SCIENCE General. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Personal Memoirs. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Political. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Presidents & Heads of State. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Reference. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Rich & Famous. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Royalty. bisacsh Quantitative research fast |
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| title | Who's bigger? : where historical figures really rank / |
| title_auth | Who's bigger? : where historical figures really rank / |
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| title_full | Who's bigger? : where historical figures really rank / Steven Skiena, Stony Brook University, New York, Charles Ward. |
| title_fullStr | Who's bigger? : where historical figures really rank / Steven Skiena, Stony Brook University, New York, Charles Ward. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Who's bigger? : where historical figures really rank / Steven Skiena, Stony Brook University, New York, Charles Ward. |
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| topic | Quantitative research. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007000909 Recherche quantitative. SCIENCE General. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Personal Memoirs. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Political. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Presidents & Heads of State. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Reference. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Rich & Famous. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Royalty. bisacsh Quantitative research fast |
| topic_facet | Quantitative research. Recherche quantitative. SCIENCE General. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Personal Memoirs. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Political. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Presidents & Heads of State. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Reference. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Rich & Famous. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Royalty. Quantitative research |
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