The Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date
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Facts change all the time. Smoking has gone from doctor recommended to deadly. It used to be thought the Earth was the centre of the universe and that Pluto was a planet. What is known about the world is constantly changing. There is an order to the state of knowledge, an explanation for how we know what we know. Samuel Arbesman is an expert in the field of scientometrics - literally the science of science. Knowledge in most fields evolves systematically...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:159184472X
ISBN13:9781591844723
Release Date:September 2012
Publisher:Current
Length:242 Pages
Weight:1.01 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.9" x 9.1"
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