The half-life of facts : why everything we know has an expiration date / Samuel Arbesman.
TITLE:
The half-life of facts : why everything we know has an expiration date / Samuel Arbesman.
Publication Date:
2012
Publication Information:
New York: Current,
Physical Description:
viii, 242 p. : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-234) and index.
Summary:
A new approach to understanding the ever-changing information that bombards us. Arbesman is an expert in scientometrics, literally the science of science--how we know what we know. It turns out that knowledge in most fields evolves in systematic and predictable ways, and understanding that evolution can enormously powerful.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781591844723
