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Except there are. For example, biology has "Campbell Biology", formerly just called "Biology", and it gets frequent revisions to ensure it's still relevant as t
by TheRealPomax 7y ago
Except there are. For example, biology has "Campbell Biology", formerly just called "Biology", and it gets frequent revisions to ensure it's still relevant as the field evolves.
The question as posed does not strike me as one of worry, but of curiosity: what ARE the seminal works that the different fields point to as being the "bibles" of their discipline? Comp. Sci. has Knuth, Russel and Norvig, etc. Other fields most certainly have their own, and knowing which those are is interesting and worth getting an answer to.
- gonzus 7y agoCan you clarify which book do you mean when you mention "Russel"? I cannot pinpoint it, unlike the other two.
- arh68 7y agolikely Russell & Norvig, aka that AI book with Alan Turing & a chessboard on the cover http://aima.cs.berkeley.edu/ http://aima.cs.berkeley.edu/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_Intelligence:_A_Modern_Approach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_Intelligence:_A_Mod...
- TheRealPomax 7y agoNot "Russel", "Russel and Norvig".
- Myrmornis 7y agoI have a PhD in biology and I've never heard of Campbell Biology, or any book just referred to as "Biology".
- jahbrewski 7y ago“Neil Allison Campbell (April 17, 1946 – October 21, 2004) was an American scientist known best for his textbook, Biology, first published in 1987 and repeatedly through many subsequent editions. The title is popular worldwide and has been used by over 700,000 students in both high school and college-level classes.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Campbell_(scientist) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Campbell_(scientist)
- Myrmornis 7y agoYup, so an undergrad textbook that's popular in some countries. Hardly foundational!
- iskander 7y agoIt seems like it's a commonly used undergrad textbook?