The half-life of facts : why everything we know has an expiration date / Samuel Arbesman.
The half-life of facts : why everything we know has an expiration date / Samuel Arbesman.
The half-life of facts : why everything we know has an expiration date / Samuel Arbesman.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York, New York, U.S.A. : Current, 2012.
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G 2013/2886
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The half-life of facts -- The pace of discovery -- The asymptote of truth -- Moore's law of everything -- The spread of facts -- Hidden knowledge -- Fact phase transitions -- Mount Everest and the discovery of error -- The human side of facts -- At the edge of what we know.
Publication information
Publisher
New York, New York, U.S.A. : Current, 2012.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2012.
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Scope and Contents
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"-- Provided by publisher...
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Full title
The half-life of facts : why everything we know has an expiration date / Samuel Arbesman.
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Notes
General note
The human body.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-234) and index.
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G 2013/2886
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74VKDbJ2POEb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKDbJ2POEb
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ISBN
159184472X
9781591844723
DDC
501
MMS ID
991019094109702626
