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The half-life of facts : why everything we know has an expiration date

by Samuel Arbesman

This study of scientometrics explores how knowledge evolves in systematic and predictable ways across different disciplines. It examines the nature of information and the process by which established facts change over time.

Accession 14270 ISBN 9781591844723 Publisher Current Publishing
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