Bad Science: The Short Life and Weird Times of Cold Fusion
A science journalist brings to life one of the greatest scientific frauds of our times with the story of the two obscure researchers who claimed to have discovered a clean, no-fuss method for... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0394584562
ISBN13:9780394584560
Release Date:June 1993
Publisher:Random House (NY)
Length:503 Pages
Weight:2.03 lbs.
Dimensions:1.6" x 6.4" x 9.5"
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3 ratings
The History of Cold Fusion -- In Depth
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This book is excellent. It describes in amazing detail the events leading up to and following the "Cold Fusion" news conference. It's the story of how two scientists fooled themselves into believing that they were onto something so big that they had to claim credit for it -- fast. And it's the story of how the least qualified researchers quickly "confirmed" Cold Fusion, and how the best qualified researchers found nothing. If you're interested in how science is done, both well and poorly, read this book.
revealing, witty
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I strongly recommend this book. Taubes carries the reader through complex issues with wit and clarity. Some of his deadpan observations are hilarious. (Even though Pons and Fleischmann hadn't tried to measure neutrons, they should have known their apparatus wasn't producing enough of them to be consistent with their claims of nuclear fusion. "They weren't dead, for instance.")Although it's primarily written in the style of fly-on-the-wall journalism, "Cold Fusion" is also a meditation on human frailties and on the differences between good and bad science. But fundamentally, it is a tragic story of people getting lost in circumstances beyond their control.
Excellent, but protracted
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
The author does an excellent job in chronicling the saga and travail of cold fusion. The "lessons learned" are applicable to numerous technical fields, particularly where conclusions are drawn far ahead of substantiating evidence and critical peer review.
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