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Peer reviewedLightner, James E. – Mathematics Teacher, 1991
The historical development of probability theory is traced from its early origins in games of chance through its mathematical foundations in the work of Pascal and Fermat. The roots of statistics are also presented beginning with early actuarial developments through the work of Laplace, Gauss, and others. (MDH)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Game Theory, Mathematics Education, Mathematics History
