The undergrowth of science : delusion, self-deception, and human frailty / Walter Gratzer.
| Author/creator | Gratzer, W. B. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000. |
| Description | ix, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Partial contents | Introduction. -- Blondlot and the n-rays. -- Paradigms enow : some mirages of biology. -- Aberrations of physics : Irving Langmuir investigates. -- Nor any drop to drink : the tale of polywater. -- The wilder shores of credulity. -- Energy unlimited. -- What the doctor ordered. -- Science, chauvinism and bigotry. -- The climate of fear. -- Science in the Third Reich : bigotry, racism and extinction. -- Nature nurtured : the rise and fall of eugenics. -- Envoi. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-321) and index. |
| LCCN | 00036309 |
| ISBN | 0198507070 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | Q125 .G785 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |