birth of probabilities

IN BRIEF Origins of probability theory in games of chance. 1654: Correspondence between Pierre de Fermat and Blaise Pascal marking the beginning of probability calculus. Development of probabilities during the 19th century. Kolmogorov introduced axiomatic in 1933. Abraham de Moivre and his contribution with “The Doctrine of Chances” in 1718. Probability theory was systematized from … Read more