Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science by Martin Gardner

Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science

Martin Gardner

384 pages first pub 1952 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
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This witty and engaging book examines the various fads, fallacies, strange cults, and curious panaceas which at one time or another have masqueraded as science. Not just a collection of anecdotes but a fair, reasoned appraisal of eccentric theory,...

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