Corrupted Science: Fraud, Ideology and Politics in Science (edition 2007)

by John Grant (Author)

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Title:	Corrupted Science: Fraud, Ideology and Politics in Science
Authors:	John Grant (Author)
Info:	Facts, Figures & Fun (2007), Hardcover, 336 sidor
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A journalist describes and comments on the history of various cases of government misrepresentation of science for political and ideological motives, citing three governments as particularly noteworthy in this regard: Hitler's Germany, Stalin's Russia, and George W. Bush's America (

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