Brilliant blunders : from Darwin to Einstein - colossal mistakes by great scientists that changed our understanding of life and the universe
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Livio, Mario, 1945-
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Format
Book
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
ISBN
9781439192368, 1439192367, 1439192383, 9781439192382
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341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781439192368, 1439192367, 1439192383, 9781439192382

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-323) and index.
Description
"Drawing on the lives of five great scientists -- Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle and Albert Einstein -- scientist/author Mario Livio shows how even the greatest scientists made major mistakes and how science built on these errors to achieve breakthroughs, especially into the evolution of life and the universe."--Publisher information.

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LC Subjects
Darwin, Charles, -- 1809-1882.
Einstein, Albert, -- 1879-1955.
Errors, Scientific.
Hoyle, Fred, -- 1915-2001.
Kelvin, William Thomson, -- Baron, -- 1824-1907.
Pauling, Linus, -- 1901-1994.
Other Subjects
Fehler.
Irrtum.
Naturwissenschaften.
Naturwissenschaftler.
Science -- history.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Livio, M. (2013). Brilliant blunders: from Darwin to Einstein - colossal mistakes by great scientists that changed our understanding of life and the universe (First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.). Simon & Schuster.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Livio, Mario, 1945-. 2013. Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes By Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Livio, Mario, 1945-. Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes By Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe New York: Simon & Schuster, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Livio, Mario. Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes By Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition., Simon & Schuster, 2013.

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