The half-life of facts : why everything we know has an expiration date /
"A new approach to understanding the ever-changing information that bombards us. Arbesman is an expert in scientometrics, literally the science of science--how we know what we know. It turns out that knowledge in most fields evolves in systematic and predictable ways, and understanding that evo...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York, U.S.A. :
Current,
2012.
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| Series: | Human body (Gareth Stevens Publishing)
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| Summary: | "A new approach to understanding the ever-changing information that bombards us. Arbesman is an expert in scientometrics, literally the science of science--how we know what we know. It turns out that knowledge in most fields evolves in systematic and predictable ways, and understanding that evolution can enormously powerful"-- |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-234) and index. |
| ISBN: | 159184472X 9781591844723 |