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Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein-Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe
By Livio, Mario
- ISBN
- 9781439192368 9781439192382
- Publisher
- S. & S
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Reviewed on June 7, 2013 | E-Originals
Astrophysicist, prolific writer, and blogger Livio (Space Telescope Science Inst.; The Golden Ratio) succeeds in his aim to demonstrate that science progresses by fits and starts, with oversights, or conceptual errors (aka blunders), as part of the process. Livio sees blunders as very dependent upon a scientist's milieu—the theories, prejudices, and culture within which the scientist exists. He examines the wo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
