The New World Order: A Historical Perspective

The Local Limit Theorem: A Historical Perspective

The local limit theorem describes how the density of a sum of random variables follows the normal curve. However the local limit theorem is often seen as a curiosity of no particular importance when compared with the central limit theorem. Nevertheless the local limit theorem came first and is in fact associated with the foundation of probability theory by Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fer...

Spermatozoa: A Historical Perspective

The 100,000th scientific article on the subject of spermatozoa was recently published. Many studies have evaluated the characteristics of this important cell leading to great discoveries. Since its first observation and description in 1677, many important characteristics have been described regarding this highly fascinating gamete. In this review, our objective has been to provide a historical ...

Description of the human races: A historical perspective

New Paths: Globalization in a Historical Perspective

Forty years ago, in 1967, I completed with Enzo Faletto, in Santiago de Chile, the draft of a book, Dependency and Democracy in Latin America. ◊ The book discussed the main interpretations on the theme of development. At that time, both of us worked at the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) better known in the region by its Spanish acronyms, CEPAL, the UN institution that proposed an ...

Shaping the new World Order