The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science
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Michael Strevens., Michael Strevens|AUTHOR., & Julian Elfer|READER. (2020). The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science . HighBridge.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Strevens, Michael Strevens|AUTHOR and Julian Elfer|READER. 2020. The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science. HighBridge.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Strevens, Michael Strevens|AUTHOR and Julian Elfer|READER. The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science HighBridge, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Michael Strevens, Michael Strevens|AUTHOR, and Julian Elfer|READER. The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science HighBridge, 2020.
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Full title | knowledge machine how irrationality created modern science |
Author | strevens michael |
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