Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
Description
This investigative examination of scientific fraud explores how ambition, competition, professional pressure, and institutional incentives can undermine the pursuit of knowledge. Drawing on documented cases of fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, and deception, it reveals how misconduct can persist within respected laboratories and academic communities. The book also challenges the idealized image of science as a perfectly self-correcting enterprise, while considering the safeguards and skepticism needed to protect its integrity. Compelling and thought-provoking, it offers a probing look at the human institutions behind scientific discovery.
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paperback
Simon and Schuster
Published Jan 1, 1983
256 pages
ISBN: 9780671495497
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First Published
1982
Language
eng
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