Sins Against Science The Scientific Media Hoaxes of Poe, Twain, And Others

Name: Sins Against Science The Scientific Media Hoaxes of Poe, Twain, And Others
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Author: Walsh, Lynda
ISBN: 9780791468777

by Walsh, Lynda

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ISBN-13: 9780791468777
ISBN: 0791468771
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: State University of New York Press

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Walsh, Lynda

SUMMARY

Walsh explores a provocative era in American history - the proliferation of fake new stories about scientific and technological discoveries from 1830 to 1880. These hoaxes offer a first-hand look at an intriguing guerilla tactic in the historical struggle between arts and sciences in America.Walsh, Lynda is the author of 'Sins Against Science The Scientific Media Hoaxes of Poe, Twain, And Others', published 2006 under ISBN 9780791468777 and ISBN 0791468771.

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