Bad Science by Gary Taubes
The Short Life and Weird Times of Cold Fusion
A narrative account of the 1989 cold fusion saga, tracing how audacious claims of room-temperature fusion ignited a global media frenzy before crumbling under failed replications and methodological flaws. Through investigative reporting, it reveals the interplay of ambition, institutional pressure, and scientific skepticism, showing how peer review, reproducibility, and transparency were sidelined. The result is a cautionary tale about how hype can distort research and how the self-correcting mechanisms of science ultimately prevail.
- Published
- 1993
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 490-520
- Original Language
- English
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