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020			_a9781541620445
082			_a500 _bMCF
100			_aMcFadden, Johnjoe
245			_aLife is simple : how Occam's razor set science free and unlocked the universe
260			_bBasic Books, _c2021 _aLondon :
300			_avi, 376 p. ; _bill., _c25 cm
365			_b32.00 _cUSD _d78.10
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aLife is Simple tells the remarkable story of how a thirteenth century monk's search for simplicity led to the emergence of the modern world. We begin in the turbulent times of the medieval friar, William of Occam, who first articulated the principle that the best answer to any problem is the simplest. This theory, known as Occam's razor, cut through the thickets of medieval metaphysics to clear a path for modern science. We follow the razor in the hands of the giants of science, from Copernicus, to Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Darwin, Einstein, Rubin and Higgs. Its success suggests that we live in the simplest possible habitable universe and supports the revolutionary theory that our cosmos has evolved. By highlighting the very human passion, curiosity, mistakes and struggles of those who were inspired by Occam's razor to create the modern world, Johnjoe McFadden provides new insight into what science is really about. And that the principle of simplicity is as relevant today as ever.
650			_aWilliam, of Ockham, approximately 1285-approximately 1349
650			_aScience
650			_aScience, Methodology
650			_aScience, Philosophy
650			_aGeocentric cosmos
650			_a Quantum mechanics
650			_aDNA
650			_a Animal electricity
650			_a Apostolic poverty
650			_aArrow flight
650			_aHeliocentrism
650			_a Black holes
650			_aFossils
650			_a Mean-speed theorem
650			_a Newton's law
650			_aUncertainty principle
650			_a Big Bang
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