Heroic Science and Scientists
Karl Popper
Most important philosopher of Science in the 20th century
Theory of Falsification
Heroic Science
Bold Ideas
New
Daring
Have Great Risk of being False
Severe Attempts at "Refutation"
Critical Discussions
Empirical Tests
Demarcation
Heroic Scientists
Galileo
Kepler
Three Laws of Motion
Approximations
But, not True
Newton
Einstein
Theory of Gravitation
Bold
Excellent Approximation
Different Observable Effects
Copernicus or Aristarchus
Bold
Clashed with aaccepted views
Postulated a hitherto unknown hidden reality
Not Bold
No Feasable Experiment
No New Observable Appearances