As I recall, Karl Popper is generally thought to be a major contributor to the approach of modern scientific methods. Having worked in simulation and simulation

As I recall, Karl Popper is generally thought to be a major contributor to the approach of modern scientific methods. Having worked in simulation and simulation validation before, simulation is a method that is powerful, but adds complexity in that you're basically running a meta verification loop on top of direct experimentation loop, and people can get lost in that complexity if you aren't careful with how you keep your simulation in touch with reality.