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Karl Popper (Born: July 28th, 1902 Died: September 17, 1994)

  • Education

    Education
    He began his studies as a guest student at the University of Vienna at age sixteen. His main focus was "mathematics, physics, philosophy, psychology and the history of music". He wanted to learn more about his strengths so he dropped out of school and attend this University.
  • Period: to

    Fasification

    https://youtu.be/XlFywEtLZ9w
    Here a video to get a little more information on Popper's theory of Falsification.
  • Became a Teacher

    Became a Teacher
    Popper became a teacher at Canterbury University college in Church, New Zealand. He taught at this school throughout ww2. He wrote many articles along with the bases of his studies as a student to educate his students a more scientific way of thinking. The articles were based on social sciences. Soon later he created the book "The Poverty of Historicism (1957)."
  • Second time as a teacher

    Second time as a teacher
    Popper moved to England where he began his second time teaching but at the London School of Economics, continues the studies of issues related to Philosophy. Soon later he becomes a professor of logic and scientific method at the University of London in 1949. He retires in 1969.
  • First Book Published

    First Book Published
    Popper's first book "Logik der Forschung" meaning (The Logic of Research) 1935. This book was labeled as one of his first major works in "Philosophy of science". Years later he translated his book to English the title now is "The Logic of Scientific Discovery". The book is the studies of scientific methodology and the importance of falsification.
  • Works Cited:

    “Who Was Karl Popper? Everything You Need to Know.” Karl Popper Childhood, Life & Timeline, www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/karl-popper-235.php.