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Noun: Sir Karl Raimund Popper
  1. British philosopher (born in Austria) who argued that scientific theories can never be proved to be true, but are tested by attempts to falsify them (1902-1994)
    - Popper, Karl Popper

Type of: philosopher

Encyclopedia: Sir Karl Raimund Popper, CH, FRS, FBA

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