Brilliant blunders : from Darwin to Einstein -- colossal mistakes by great scientists that changed our understanding of life and universe / Mario Livio
Material type:
TextPublication details: New York : Simon and Schuster, 2013Description: 341p. 23cmISBN: - 9781439192368
- 500 LIV
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Book
|
Calcutta | 500 LIV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | IIMC-138189 |
We all make mistakes. Nobody is perfect. And that includes five of the greatest scientists in history -- Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle, Albert Einstein. Livio brilliantly analyses their errors to show where they were wrong and right, but what makes his book so enjoyable to read is Livio's analysis of the psychology of these towering figures. Along the way the reader learns an enormous amount about the evolution of life on earth and in the universe, but from an unusual vantage point -- the mistakes of great scientists rather than the achievements that made them famous.
There are no comments on this title.