Pierre Duhem (1861-1916) was a French physicist, philosopher of science, and historian of science, known for his contributions to the philosophy of science, particularly in the areas of thermodynamics and the philosophy of physics. He is best known for formulating the Duhem-Quine problem, which highlights the complexity of testing scientific theories due to the interconnectedness of hypotheses and auxiliary assumptions.
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