Theodore M. Porter

Theodore M. Porter is a professor who specializes in the history of science in the Department of History at UCLA.He has authored several books, including "The Rise of Statistical Thinking, 1820-1900"; and "Trust in Numbers: The Pursuit of Objectivity in Science and Public Life". His most recent book, published by Princeton University Press in 2004, is "Karl Pearson: The Scientific Life in a Statistical Age". Dr. Porter graduated from Stanford University with an A.B. in history in 1976 and earned a Ph.D from Princeton University in 1981. In 2008, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. [ [http://www.history.ucla.edu/faculty-members-elected-to-american-academy-of-arts-and-sciences Faculty Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences — History ] ]

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* [http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/history/porter/ Professor Porter's Home-page]

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