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This is a book full of good questions and poor answers. Or, as the biologist Max Perutz more scathingly put it, "Sadly, a close study of [Schrodinger's] book a
by kevmo 9y ago
This is a book full of good questions and poor answers.
Or, as the biologist Max Perutz more scathingly put it, "Sadly, a close study of [Schrodinger's] book and of the related literature has shown me that what was true in his book was not original, and most of what was original was known not to be true even when the book was written."
- woodandsteel 9y agoI think HN should have a rule that no one makes a general critique without including some specifics.
- theoh 9y agoHere's a reference I just found without any effort, from an occurrence of the above quote in Freeman Dyson's Origins of Life. GP comment does not deserve to be downvoted: a solid searchable reference was provided. https://books.google.ie/books?id=1Fqsd-v4LcwC&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=close+study+of+%5BSchrodinger%27s%5D+book+and+of+the+related+literature+has+shown+me+that+what+was+true+in+his+book+was+not+original,+and+most+of+what+was+original+was+known+not+to+be+true+even+when+the+book+was+written."&source=bl&ots=yorJ8bz9HX&sig=zWo6OazrFQPgPEQEJo8J3y7iz2Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjsj7Cbo63WAhWKKsAKHTaXB40Q6AEILDAC#v=onepage&q=close%20study%20of%20%5BSchrodinger's%5D%20book%20and%20of%20the%20related%20literature%20has%20shown%20me%20that%20what%20was%20true%20in%20his%20book%20was%20not%20original%2C%20and%20most%20of%20what%20was%20original%20was%20known%20not%20to%20be%20true%20even%20when%20the%20book%20was%20written.%22&f=false https://books.google.ie/books?id=1Fqsd-v4LcwC&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3...
- kevmo 9y agoI'm cool with that critique of my answer and will be more specific next time I post such a critique.
- jamesrcole 9y agoI'm not the person you're replying to, but I also didn't think much of the book. I read it 13 years ago, so it's hard for me to remember specifics of my criticisms.