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Ignorance : how it drives science /

"Knowledge is a big subject, says Stuart Firestein, but ignorance is a bigger one. And it is ignorance--not knowledge--that is the true engine of science. Most of us have a false impression of science as a surefire, deliberate, step-by-step method for finding things out and getting things done....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Firestein, Stuart
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
Subjects:	Science > Philosophy. Ignorance (Theory of knowledge) Discoveries in science. SCIENCE > General.

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