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Heroic Scientists

Einstein

Greatest Theory

Einstein officially declared that his theory was false

He was able to admit that his theories can be refuted

Dervied 3 important predictions two of which were completely new

Newton's was a great approximation but false

Very bold

Kepler

his creation of the three laws were in excellent agreement with Tycho's detailed observations

search for the truth greater that his enthusiasm for metaphysical harmony of the world

Bold metaphysical view

Copernicus

Not willing to risk his life for his observations

not bold because no feasible crucial experiment

Bold because it clashed with the accepted views

What is Heroic Science?

it takes the risk of being tested and refuted and risk of clashing with reality

Refutation of great conjectures

Search for great truth and knowing that it's false

Bold ideas

Severe attempts at refutation

New, daring hypotheses or conjectures

Popper

For a statement to be scientific it must be falsifiable

Popper rejected the search for the truth

Shaped the way scientists think about what they were doing