The Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date
ISBN-13:
9781591846512
ISBN-10:
159184651X
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Samuel Arbesman
Publication date:
2013
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Format:
Paperback
256 pages
Category:
Evolution
,
History & Philosophy
,
Epistemology
,
Philosophy
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Book details
ISBN-13:
9781591846512
ISBN-10:
159184651X
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Samuel Arbesman
Publication date:
2013
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Format:
Paperback
256 pages
Category:
Evolution
,
History & Philosophy
,
Epistemology
,
Philosophy
Summary
The Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date (ISBN-13: 9781591846512 and ISBN-10: 159184651X), written by authors
Samuel Arbesman, was published by Penguin Publishing Group in 2013.
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Description
New insights from the science of science
Facts change all the time. Smoking has gone from doctor recommended to deadly. We used to think the Earth was the center of the universe and that the brontosaurus was a real dinosaur. In short, what we know about the world is constantly changing.
Samuel Arbesman shows us how knowledge in most fields evolves systematically and predictably, and how this evolution unfolds in a fascinating way that can have a powerful impact on our lives.
He takes us through a wide variety of fields, including those that change quickly, over the course of a few years, or over the span of centuries.
Facts change all the time. Smoking has gone from doctor recommended to deadly. We used to think the Earth was the center of the universe and that the brontosaurus was a real dinosaur. In short, what we know about the world is constantly changing.
Samuel Arbesman shows us how knowledge in most fields evolves systematically and predictably, and how this evolution unfolds in a fascinating way that can have a powerful impact on our lives.
He takes us through a wide variety of fields, including those that change quickly, over the course of a few years, or over the span of centuries.
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