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Simplicity
Author(s) -
van Helden Paul
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/embor.2012.6
Subject(s) - simplicity , simple (philosophy) , computer science , epistemology , philosophy
Scientists should remember that some of the most successful theories have been the most simple; complex theories risk losing their usefulness in a thicket of detail and exceptions.