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The Undergrowth of Science: Delusion, Self-Deception, and Human Frailty
The Undergrowth of Science Delusion SelfDeception and Human Frailty
Author: W. B. Gratzer
We think of scientists as sober, precise thinkers, but they can be wildly off the mark. Consider cold fusion, N-rays, or polywater--three "discoveries" that turned out to be complete nonsense. But serious scientists somehow convinced themselves that they were real. In The Undergrowth of Science, Walter Gratzer recounts the blind alleys that hon...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780198604358
ISBN-10: 0198604351
Publication Date: 3/2004
Pages: 328
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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