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  • Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
  • Edition: BC Paperback
  • Publication: 01 February 2000
  • ISBN 13/EAN: 9780486203942
  • Stock: 21 in stock
  • Size: 137x203 mm
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: £16.99
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Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science

£16.99

by Martin Gardner

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Book Description

This fair and witty appraisal examines some of the crazes and quackeries that have masqueraded as science. Discussions include hollow earth theories; Charles Fort and the Fortean Society; Wilhelm Reich and orgone sex energy; dianetics; flying saucers; food and medical fads; much more.

"A very able and even-tempered presentation." — The New Yorker.

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About Martin Gardner

Martin Gardner was a renowned author who published over 70 books on subjects from science and math to poetry and religion. He also had a lifelong passion for magic tricks and puzzles. Well known for his mathematical games column in Scientific American and his "Trick of the Month" in Physics Teacher magazine, Gardner attracted a loyal following with his intelligence, wit, and imagination.

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