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The Undergrowth of Science: Delusion, Self-Deception and Human Frailty Hardcover - 2000
by Gratzer, Walter
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- Hardcover
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This insightful and often amusing book looks at why good scientists often go wrong, recounting the blind alleys that honest, dedicated researchers have wandered down. Photos and line illustrations.
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- Title The Undergrowth of Science: Delusion, Self-Deception and Human Frailty
- Author Gratzer, Walter
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st
- Condition Used - Fine copy in fine dust jacket
- Pages 328
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, Oxford
- Date 2000
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # BOOKS108423I
- ISBN 9780198507079
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First line
The affair of the N-rays is the best and most widely analysed example of tribal delusion in the history of science.
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Citations
- Booklist, 10/15/2000, Page 398
- Choice, 07/01/2001, Page 1978