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Laplace's demon

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In the history of science, Laplace's demon was a notable published articulation of causal determinism on a scientific basis by Pierre-Simon Laplace in 1814. According to determinism, if someone (the demon) knows the precise location and momentum of every particle in the universe, their past and future values for any given time are entailed; they can be calculated from the laws of classical mechanics.

Laplace's demon - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hypothetical all-predicting intellect This article is about the concept. For the game, see Laplace no Ma . For the statistical software package, see LaplacesDemon . French scholar Pierre-Simon de Laplace (1749–1827) In the history of science , Laplace's demon was a notable published articulation of causal determinism on a scientific basis by Pierre-Simon Laplace in 1814. [ 1 ] According to determinism, if someone (the demon) knows the precise location and momentum of every particle in the universe, their

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