The Logic of Scientific Discovery
1959/11/01 by Karl R. Popper, George H. Weiss, George Weiss · 2,621 citations
Arts and Humanities · Environmental Science · Psychology · #Cognitive science #Computer science #Evolution and Science Education #Philosophy and History of Science #Psychology #Science and Climate Studies #Scientific discovery
paper · doi:10.1063/1.3060577
published in Physics Today 12(11), 53-54 (AIP Publishing)
openalex publication_date 1959/11/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06
Abstract
When first published in 1959, this book revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and knowledge. It remains the one of the most widely read books about science to come out of the twentieth century.
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