Steve M. Stigler’s research while affiliated with University of Illinois Chicago and other places

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Publications (1)


Stigler's Law of Eponymy
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April 1980

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270 Citations

Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences

Steve M. Stigler

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... Indeed, in many cases, there is no one-to-one correspondence between the eponym and the person(s) who made a decisive contribution to a given scientific field. This circumstance led to the appearance of the humorous 'Stigler's law of eponymy' [53]. Namely, Stephen Stigler stated that 'No scientific discovery is named after its original discoverer.' ...

Reference:

Eponyms in physics: useful tools and cultural heritage
Stigler's Law of Eponymy
  • Citing Article
  • April 1980

Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences