{"product_id":"failure-why-science-is-so-successful","title":"Failure: Why Science Is So Successful","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eFailure: Why Science Is So Successful\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eStuart Firestein\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780199390106\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eOxford University Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2015\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e304\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eThe general public has a glorified view of the pursuit of scientific research. However, the idealized perception of science as a rule-based, methodical system for accumulating facts could not be further from the truth. Modern science involves the idiosyncratic, often bumbling search for understanding in uncharted territories, full of wrong turns, false findings, and the occasional remarkable success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his sequel to \u003cem\u003eIgnorance\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford University Press, 2012), Stuart Firestein shows us that the scientific enterprise is riddled with mistakes and errors - and that this is a good thing!\u003cem\u003e Failure: Why Science Is So Successful \u003c\/em\u003edelves into the origins of scientific research as a process that relies upon trial and error, one which inevitably results in a hefty dose of failure. In fact, scientists throughout history have relied on failure to guide their research, viewing mistakes as a necessary part of the process. Citing both historical and contemporary examples, Firestein strips away the distorted view of science as infallible to provide the public with a rare, inside glimpse of the messy realities of the scientific process. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn insider's view of how science is actually carried out, this book will delight anyone with an interest in science, from aspiring scientists to curious general readers. Accessible and entertaining, \u003cem\u003eFailure\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates the greatest and most productive adventure of human history, with all the missteps along the way.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Failure: Why Science Is So Successful | Stuart Firestein | Hardcover | 9780199390106 | Used: Very Good | Science \u0026 Math 1772181","offer_id":50908072575234,"sku":"1772181","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/61s2wDPjNZL.jpg?v=1793286515","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/failure-why-science-is-so-successful","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}