Bad Science

by Linda Zimmermann

Overview

2011 Silver Medal Award Winner for Humor in the Independent Publisher's Awards! The contest is one of the oldest and largest, and this year included 4,000 books from around the world. "Bad Science: A Brief History of Bizarre Misconceptions, Totally Wrong Conclusions, and Incredibly Stupid Theories" takes a humorous look at bloodletting, alchemy, quack devices, the worship of meteorites, faked data, and secret testing on people. The history of science has been fraught with persecution, fraud,and ignorance on a massive scale, but that doesn't mean we can't laugh about it!
Chapters include: 1 Medicine, 2 Chemistry and Pharmaceuticals, 3 Birth, Contraception & Sex, 4 Dentistry, 5 Geology, Paleontology, Archaeology (and other things found in dirt), 6 Astronomy & the Space Program,and 7 Scientists, Heredity, DNA, Firearms, and Everything Else that didn't Fit into Previous Categories.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011239496
Publisher:	Linda Zimmermann
Publication date:	03/14/2011
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	308 KB

About the Author

Earning a B.S. in Chemistry and a Master’s in English Literature made it obvious early on that Linda had wide-ranging interests. After working as a research scientist throughout the 1980s, she decided to pursue her real passion—-writing. Today, Linda is the author of over 20 books, is a popular speaker, and has made numerous appearances on television and radio. She has received honors and awards for her books on American history, and has lectured at the Smithsonian, West Point, and Gettysburg. Astronomy and the space program are also favorite topics for her books, articles, and lectures. In addition, Linda has appeared at major science fiction conventions for her two novels, and is internationally known for her "Ghost Investigator" series of books.