Brilliant Blunders by Mario Livio
Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge …
Charles Darwin
Brilliant Blunders by Mario Livio
In Darwin's case, it wasn't ignorance but a mistaken understanding of genetics at the time that should have nipped the theory of evolution in the bud but which, fortunately for us, did not. And Darwin wasn't alone in making fundamental errors while also making ground-breaking discoveries.
Read This Book to get an insightful peek into the world of science and some of the brilliant minds that inhabited the scientific world and their equally brilliant blunders.