The Logic of Scientific Discovery

1959/11/01 by Karl R. Popper, George H. Weiss, George Weiss · 40 citations
Arts and Humanities · Environmental Science · #Philosophy and History of Science #Evolution and Science Education #Science and Climate Studies

paper · doi:10.1063/1.3060577

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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