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Scientists and Scoundrels
Author | : Robert Silverberg |
Publsiher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2007-06-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0803259891 |
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As if history and nature had not provided wonders enough, through the ages humans themselves have contrived more marvels to deceive one another. Sometimes they have concocted evidence when none was available to prove pet theories; sometimes their intention has been to impress or defraud; sometimes they have acted merely for sport. ø Robert Silverberg tells the stories of a baker's dozen of these scientific hoaxers in a lively, good-humored book that ranges through time and across continents. Here are perpetual-motion machines and space rockets, men on the moon and serpents in the sea. The rogues? gallery is a varied one: Dr. Mesmer, who cast his hypnotic spell on eighteenth-century Paris; Charles Dawson, whose Piltdown Man challenged evolution; Dr. Cook, with his tale of ?discovering? the North Pole; and many others. ø These are fascinating stories and more than just entertainment. The author explains the scientific background against which the hoaxes appeared and the detective work that led to their exposure. The schemers teach us to be alert, to challenge the evidence, and to appreciate the healthy skepticism that characterizes the scientific method.
Scientists and Scoundrels
Author | : Silverberg Robert |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 0463195671 |
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As if history and nature had not provided wonders enough, through the ages humans themselves have contrived more marvels to deceive one another. Sometimes they have concocted evidence when none was available to prove pet theories; sometimes their intention has been to impress or defraud; sometimes they have acted merely for sport.Robert Silverberg tells the stories of a baker's dozen of these scientific hoaxers in a lively, good-humored book that ranges through time and across continents. Here are perpetual-motion machines and space rockets, men on the moon and serpents in the sea. The rogues' gallery is a varied one: Dr. Mesmer, who cast his hypnotic spell on eighteenth-century Paris; Charles Dawson, whose Piltdown Man challenged evolution; Dr. Cook, with his tale of "discovering" the North Pole; and many others.These are fascinating stories and more than just entertainment. The author explains the scientific background against which the hoaxes appeared and the detective work that led to their exposure. The schemers teach us to be alert, to challenge the evidence, and to appreciate the healthy skepticism that characterizes the scientific method.Fantasy & Science Fiction Grandmaster Robert Silverberg brings the personalities, science, and events of these amazing frauds to vivid and relevant life.
Scientists and Scoundrels
Author | : Robert Silverberg |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Impostors and imposture |
ISBN | : UCAL:B3106005 |
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Exposes the hoaxes which scientists have devised to deceive their peers and explains the scientific background against which these hoaxes appeared and the detective work leading to their discovery.
Charles Darwin s Barnacle and David Bowie s Spider
Author | : Stephen B. Heard |
Publsiher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2020-03-17 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780300252699 |
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An engaging history of the surprising, poignant, and occasionally scandalous stories behind scientific names and their cultural significance Ever since Carl Linnaeus’s binomial system of scientific names was adopted in the eighteenth century, scientists have been eponymously naming organisms in ways that both honor and vilify their namesakes. This charming, informative, and accessible history examines the fascinating stories behind taxonomic nomenclature, from Linnaeus himself naming a small and unpleasant weed after a rival botanist to the recent influx of scientific names based on pop-culture icons—including David Bowie’s spider, Frank Zappa’s jellyfish, and Beyoncé’s fly. Exploring the naming process as an opportunity for scientists to express themselves in creative ways, Stephen B. Heard’s fresh approach shows how scientific names function as a window into both the passions and foibles of the scientific community and as a more general indicator of the ways in which humans relate to, and impose order on, the natural world.
A Book of Scoundrels
Author | : Charles Whibley |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1897 |
Genre | : Crime |
ISBN | : HARVARD:32044081238263 |
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Village of Scoundrels
Author | : Margi Preus |
Publsiher | : ABRAMS |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2020-02-25 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781613125076 |
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Based on the true story of the French villagers in WWII who saved thousands of Jews, this novel tells how a group of young teenagers stood up for what is right. Among them is a young Jewish boy who learns to forge documents to save his mother and later goes on to save hundreds of lives with his forgery skills. There is also a girl who overcomes her fear to carry messages for the Resistance. And a boy who smuggles people into Switzerland. But there is always the threat that they will be caught: A policeman is sent to keep an eye on them, German soldiers reside in a local hotel, and eventually the Gestapo arrives, armed with guns and a list of names. As the knot tightens, the young people must race against time to bring their friends to safety.
Scoundrels
Author | : Timothy Zahn |
Publsiher | : Random House Digital, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 465 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Androids |
ISBN | : 9780345511508 |
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Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Lando Calrissian work together on a potentially lucrative heist in the hopes of paying of Jabba the Hutt's bounty on Han's head.
Scientist as Subject
Author | : Michael J. Mahoney |
Publsiher | : Eliot Werner Publications/Percheron Press |
Total Pages | : 283 |
Release | : 2004-12-31 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9798986386140 |
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In this book, originally published by Ballinger in 1976, Michael Mahoney documents the idiosyncracies and foibles of the scientific process as a field of endeavor. A new introduction updates his discussion in light of subsequent developments, including such aspects of academia as politics and tenure, publication and power relations, science studies and constructivist inquiry, and what have come to be called the "science wars."