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Loading... Yes, We Have No Neutrons: An Eye-Opening Tour through the Twists and Turns…by A.K. Dewdney
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. We all want things to be true that often aren't, and scientists are no different. Dewdney's book gives many examples of bad science, from the "disappearing neutrons" experiment to the whole biodome fiasco. The only problem is that he doesn't go far enough in examining why such bad science happened in the first place. (  ) soylentgreen23 | Dec 24, 2006 |   no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0471108065, Hardcover)"Cold fusion" has become an oft-used synonym for science gone wrong, but as A. K. Dewdney colorfully explains in Yes, We Have No Neutrons, that bad science has a long and (un)distinguished history. Predicating his discussion on Langmuir's "Laws of Bad Science," which describe common characteristics of dubious scientific claims, Dewdney recounts such classic scientific blunders as the "discovery" of N-rays by Rene Blondlot, psychoanalysis as practiced by Sigmund Freud, and even the ill-fated Biosphere 2 experiment. (Yes, cold fusion is there too.) Dewdney's book will sharpen the mental razor of anyone who hopes to separate legitimate claims from bunk.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:11 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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