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Birth
Karl Popper was born in Vienna, Austria, the first event in a chain of events that changed the way science was conducted forever due to falsifiability and its effects on the scientific method and the distinguishing between science and non-science. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X8Xfl0JdTQ -
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Popper, Karl. 28 July, 1902 - 17 September 1994
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The Logic of Scientific Discovery
Popper's first book was published in 1934 which first brought about his ideas of the need for falsifiability and his rejection of empirical science. -
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Philosophy Professor
Popper was a professor of Philosophy at the Canterbury University College in New Zealand. -
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Professor of Logic and Scientific Method
Popper became a professor of Logic and Scientific Method at the London School of Economics until he retired in 1969. -
Conjectures and Refutations
In Karl Popper's book "Conjectures and Refutations" he really puts forth a call to arms for all scientists to determine the falsifiability of scientific theories. He believes scientists shouldn't take anything for blind fact and instead should take every theory with the mindset of trying to prove it wrong. With their failure, would they prove it right. Popper, Karl. “Popper: Refutation and Confirmation.” CCSU, 1962, bertie.ccsu.edu/naturesci/PhilSci/PopperArticle.html#fn0. -
Knighthood
Karl Popper was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. -
Death
Popper died due to "complications of cancer, pneumonia and kidney failure" (The Associated Press). The Associated Press. “Sir Karl Popper Is Dead at 92; Philosopher of ‘Open Society.’” The New York Times, New York Times, 18 Sept. 1994, www.nytimes.com/1994/09/18/obituaries/sir-karl-popper-is-dead-at-92-philosopher-of-open-society.html.