Description
About the Author
Robert L. Park is Professor of Physics and former chairman of the Department of Physics at the University of Maryland. He also directs the Washington office of the American Physical Society. Author of more than a hundred scientific papers on the structure of crystal surfaces, he writes regularly for the New York Times and other newspapers and is a regular contributor of science features for the Washington Post. Professor Park lives in Adelphi, Maryland.
Reviews
Review from previous edition Park sets the formulas aside to get at the essence of scientific thinking, and shows through real life examples how people (including scientists) are led astray. * Psychology Today September 2000 *
this book is entertaining and provocative reading * Redaktion Angewadte Chemie No. 6 2002 *
It is an admirable analysis: wittily written, vivid and put together without a hint of malice. * The Observer, 17/03/2002 *
..page by page the book is a source of great pleasure. Park is a superb storyteller, he writes gracefully with energy and charm, and the varieties of silliness he chronicles are fascinating. Most scientists will enjoy the book immensely. * Nature 7 September 2000 *
Professor Park does more than debunk, he crucifies...You'll never again waste time or your money on astrologers, 'quantum healers', homeopaths, spoonbenders, perpetual motion merchants, or alien-abduction fantasists. * Richard Dawkins *
addictively entertaining...a brave and brilliant quest * The Times 12 October 2000 *
If you want more books on sideways thinking, go straight to Robert Park's excellent Voodoo Science: The road from foolishness to fraud. * New Scientist 18/11/00 *
...a brave and witty quest to alert us to the nonsense being dressed up as science...It is an addictively entertaining read, and a must for anyone who thinks that shuffling their houseplants around will bring them love and a lottery win in 2001. * Times Books, 6th December 2000 *
This book was a joy and an entertainment. I read it like a good novel coupled with the sense of self-improvement...This book I didn't want to end and its review was a labour of love. * Prof Michael Baum, Healthwatch Newsletter April 2001 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198604433
Author Robert L. Park
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 195mm * 128mm * 14mm