Getting It Right in Science and Medicine: Can Science Progress Through Errors? Fallacies and Facts 2016 Edition Contributor(s): Kricheldorf, Hans R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319303864 ISBN-13: 9783319303864 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Chemistry - General - Science | Physics - General - Science | History |
Dewey: 501 |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.31 lbs) 285 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book advocates the importance and value of errors for the progress of scientific research Hans Kricheldorf explains that most of the great scientific achievements are based on an iterative process (an 'innate self-healing mechanism'): errors are committed, being checked over and over again, through which finally new findings and knowledge can arise. New ideas are often first confronted with refusal. This is so not only in real life, but also in scientific and medical research. The author outlines in this book how great ideas had to ripen over time before winning recognition and being accepted. The book showcases in an entertaining way, but without schadenfreude, that even some of the most famous discoverers may appear in completely different light, when regarding errors they have committed in their work. |