Life is Simple - How Occam's Razor Set Science Free And Unlocked the Universe

Life is Simple highlights the role of simplicity in science, and in particular its favourite tool, Occam's razor.

About the author

JohnJoe McFadden is Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Surrey. He has published over 100 academic journal articles and has written extensively for a more popular audience in the Guardian, Washington Post and Frankfurter Allgemeine. He has also published a number of popular science books, most recently Life on the Edge with Jim Al-Khalili (Black Swan 2014).

Summary

Life is Simple highlights the role of simplicity in science, and in particular its favourite tool, Occam's razor.

Additional text

For all its technical triumphs, science does not take place in a cultural vacuum. McFadden's wonderful and thoroughly-researched account of the history of ideas reveals how simplicity as an overarching principle weaves through all the sciences, telling us something profound about the nature of reality. His vivid descriptions and clear exposition make the subject come alive, and resonate with significance. This is one of the best science books I have read in a decade.

Product details

• Authors: Johnjoe McFadden
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.07.2022
• EAN: 9781529364958
• ISBN: 978-1-5293-6495-8
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 273 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, Medieval History, Impact of science & technology on society, European history: medieval period, middle ages