All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, elec- tronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without per- mission in writing from the publisher. Copyright © 1995 by Westview Press, Inc. Published in 1995 in the United States of America by Westview Press, Inc., 5500 Central Avenue, Boulder, Colorado 80301-2877, and in the United Kingdom by Westview Press, 12 Hid's Copse Road, Cumnor Hill Oxford OX2 9JJ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Friedlander, Michael W. At the fringes of science / Michael W. Friedlander. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8133-2200-6 1. Discoveries in science. 2. Serendipity in science. 3. Fraud in science. 1. Title. Q180.55.D57F75 1995 500 -- dc20 94-35048 CIP Printed and bound in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1984. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 -iv- |