03773nam a2200385Ia 4500 313908 20170126132233.0 120829s2013 enkab b 000 0 eng c 2012948175 016161571 Uk 9780123984982 (hbk.) 9780123985040 eb 012398498X (hbk.) (OCoLC)ocn820309078 AU@ eng AU@ UOH BTCTA UKMGB YDXCP IQU OBE DLC spa pcc Q175 .T547 2013 Tibbetts, Gary G. 283794 How the great scientists reasoned [electronic resource] the scientific method in action Gary G. Tibbetts. Scientific method in action 1st ed. London Waltham, MA Elsevier 2013. 1 online resource (viii, 148 p.) ill., maps 24 cm. Elsevier insights Includes bibliographical references. 1. Introduction : humanity's urge to understand -- 2. Elements of scientific thinking : skepticism, careful reasoning, and exhaustive evaluation are all vital. Science Is universal -- Maintaining a critical attitude. Reasonable skepticism -- Respect for the truth -- Reasoning. Deduction -- Induction -- Paradigm shifts -- Evaluating scientific hypotheses. Ockham's razor -- Quantitative evaluation -- Verification by others -- Statistics : correlation and causation -- Statistics : the indeterminacy of the small -- Careful definition -- Science at the frontier. When good theories become ugly -- Stuff that just does not fit -- 3. Christopher Columbus and the discovery of the "Indies" : it can be disastrous to stubbornly refuse to recognize that you have falsified your own hypothesis -- 4. Antoine Lavoisier and Joseph Priestley both test the befuddling phlogiston theory : junking a confusing hypothesis may be necessary to clear the way for new and productive science -- 5. Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction but fails to unify electromagnetism and gravitation : it is usually productive to simplify and consolidate your hypotheses -- 6. Wilhelm Ro̘ntgen intended to study cathode rays but ended up discovering X-rays : listen carefully when Mother Nature whispers in your ear : she may be leading you to a Nobel Prize -- 7. Max Planck, the first superhero of quantum theory, saves the universe from the ultraviolet catastrophe : assemble two flawed hypotheses about a key phenomenon into a model that fits experiment exactly and people will listen to you even if you must revolutionize physics -- 8. Albert Einstein attacks the problem "Are atoms real?" from every angle : solving a centuries-old riddle in seven different ways can finally resolve it -- 9. Niels Bohr models the hydrogen atom as a quantized system with compelling exactness, but his later career proves that collaboration and developing new talent can become more significant than the groundbreaking research of any individual -- 10. Conclusions, status of science, and lessons for our time. Conclusions from our biographies -- What thought processes lead to innovation? -- Is the scientist an outsider? -- The status of the modern scientific enterprise -- Lessons for our time -- Can the scientific method be applied to public policy? -- Why so little interest in science? -- Knowledge is never complete. Science Methodology. 166868 Local Scientists History. 166953 Local Electronic books local 91167 Local Ebrary inc. 219362 Elsevier insights http://site.ebrary.com/lib/pucpr/docDetail.action?docID=10607283 Presione para acceder el libro en línea. 7 Q175 .T547 2013 231611 231611 0 0 0 Q_175_000000000000000__T547_2013 0 mbeb 132717 12 12 45 2016-05-27 GLOBAL ONLINE BIBIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION 112.43 505343 0 Q175 .T547 2013 50000003242509 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:313908 7 0 0 ddc 0 121_600000000000000 0 434250 1 1 45 2022-12-19 0 121.6 60000010177944 2022-12-19 00:00:00 Ebookds 2022-12-19 7