Fads & fallacies in the name of science

Martin Gardner

374 pages, parution le 15/12/2003 (2^eme édition)

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Fair, witty appraisal of cranks, quacks, and quackeries of science and pseudoscience: hollow earth, Velikovsky, orgone energy, Dianetics, flying saucers, Bridey Murphy, food and medical fads, etc. Revised, expanded In the Name of Science.

A very able and even-tempered presentation.

The New Yorker.

In the Name of Science
Flat and Hollow
Monsters of Doom
The Forteans
Flying Saucers
Zig-Zag-and-Swirl
Down with Einstein!
Sir Isaac Babson
Dowsing Rods and Doodlebugs
Under the Microscope
Geology versus Genesis
Lysenkoism
Apologists for Hate
Atlantis and Lemuria
The Great Pyramid
Medical Cults
Medical Quacks
Food Faddists
Throw Away Your Glasses!
Eccentric Sexual Theories
Orgonomy
Dianetics
General Semantics, Etc.
From Bumps to Handwriting
ESP and PK
Bridey Murphy and Other Matters
Appendix and Notes
Index of Names

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Dover
Auteur(s)	Martin Gardner
Parution	15/12/2003
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	374
Format	13,5 x 20,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	370g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780486203942
ISBN13	978-0-486-20394-2