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Author:

Goodstein, David L., 1939-

Title:

On fact and fraud : cautionary tales from the front lines of science / David Goodstein.

Publisher:

Princeton University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xiv, 168 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Fraud in science.
Research--Moral and ethical aspects.
Betrug
Forschung

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Setting the stage -- In the matter of Robert Andrews Millikan -- Bad news in biology -- Codifying misconduct : evolving approaches in the 1990s -- The cold fusion chronicles -- Fraud in physics -- The breakthrough that wasn't too good to be true -- What have we learned?

Summary:

Fraud in science is not as easy to identify as one might think. When accusations of scientific misconduct occur, truth can often be elusive, & the cause of a scientist's ethical misstep isn't always clear. This book looks at actual cases in which fraud was committed or alleged, explaining what constitutes scientific misconduct & what doesn't.

ISBN:

0691139660 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780691139661 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)456420584

LCCN:

2009039252

Locations:

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)