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Physics and Games - Laws of Probability

An examination of the laws of probability and their uses in science. Co-hosts Professor Donald Ivey and Professor Patterson Hume demonstrate the laws of probability in games of chance such as coin-flipping and dice-throwing. A geiger counter is used to demonstrate that radioactive material can be located in a similar manner to the prediction of the outcome of games of chance.

English
  • Originally Aired January 22, 1961
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Network CBC
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