For centuries, mathematical theories have proven uncannily accurate at describing—and even predicting—the physical world. Scientist Mario Livio will explore what gives mathematics such “powers.” Livio ...

Mario Livio, Ph.D., astrophysicist (Hubble Space Telescope until 2015) and best-selling author of eight books, including 'The Golden Ratio', 'Brilliant Blunders', and 'Galileo', and has published more ...

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Astrophysicist and author Mario Livio will visit Rochester Institute of Technology to give the College of Science's annual John Wiley Jones Distinguished Lecture. The event coincides with the ...

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Review of Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin To Einstein: Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe. By Mario Livio. Simon & Schuster. 352 pp. $26.

Everyone makes mistakes — even Einstein. The truth is, many of the world's greatest scientists made significant blunders along the path toward genius, which should be comforting news for the rest of ...

For centuries, mathematical theories have proven uncannily accurate at describing—and even predicting—the physical world. Scientist Mario Livio will explore what gives mathematics such “powers.” Livio ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Mario Livio is an Astrophysicist and Author with six videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2007 News Conference as an Astrophysicist for the Space ...