Brilliant Blunders (2013) by Mario Livio
Brilliant Blunders explores the mistakes made by some of the greatest scientific minds in history, revealing how these errors contributed to significant discoveries.
Rating: 3.7
Genres Biography, Science, History
Original language: en
Stars
Charles Darwin
Albert Einstein
Linus Pauling
Fred Hoyle
William Thomson, Baron Kelvin
Creators
Mario Livio (author)
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