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Yes, We Have No Neutrons

An Eye-Opening Tour Through the Twists and Turns of Bad Science

Yes, We Have No Neutrons( )
Author: Dewdney, A. K.
ISBN:978-0-471-10806-1
Publication Date:Apr 1997
Publisher:John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Imprint:Wiley
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $32.50
Book Description:

Read about eight notorious cases of "bad science"--research projects that turned out to be bogus, either because of faulty methodology or faulty interpretations of results. This book explores how science can be "bad," even when no deception is intended and the best scientists are involved.

Book Details
Pages:192
Detailed Subjects: Science / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.318 x 9.087 x 0.749 Inches
Book Weight:0.986 Pounds
Author Biography
Dewdney, A. K. (Author)
Recreations, his column which appeared in Scientific American for more than eight years. He has been an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Western Ontario in Canada since 1968, and is president of Turing Omnibus, Inc. Among his many books on computer science, science and mathematics are Two Hundred Percent of Nothing (1993), an effort to expose abuses of math and statistics in everyday life and its companion work, Yes, We Have No Neutrons (1997).

Dewdney is also interested in growing and distributing rare native trees, as manifested in his book, Hungry Hollow: The Story of a Natural Place (1998). Hungry Hollow examines the elements of a natural habitat in both time and space.

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