Ignorance: How It Drives Science
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Knowledge is a big subject, says Stuart Firestein, but ignorance is a bigger one. And it is ignorance--not knowledge--that is the true engine of science. Most of us have a false impression of science as a surefire, deliberate, step-by-step method for finding things out and getting things done. In fact, says Firestein, more often than not, science is like looking for a black cat in a dark room, and there may not be a cat in the room. The process...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0199828075
ISBN13:9780199828074
Release Date:April 2012
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.68 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.2" x 7.1"
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