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Life is Simple - How Occam's Razor Set Science Free And Unlocked the Universe (Paperback)
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Life is Simple - How Occam's Razor Set Science Free And Unlocked the Universe (Paperback)
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'The most sheerly enjoyable history of science of recent years' The
Spectator 'This is one of the best science books I have read in a
decade' Paul Davies Life 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.
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