Book:Martin Gardner/Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science
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Martin Gardner: Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science
Published $\text {1957}$, Dover Publications, Inc.
- ISBN 0-486-20394-8
Contents
- Preface to Second Edition (1956)
- Preface
- 1. In the Name of Science
- 2. Flat and Hollow
- 3. Monsters of Doom
- 4. The Forteans
- 5. Flying Saucers
- 6. Zig-Zag-and-Swirl
- 7. Down with Einstein!
- 8. Sir Isaac Babson
- 9. Dowsing Rods and Doodlebugs
- 10. Under the Microscope
- 11. Geology versus Genesis
- 12. Lysenkoism
- 13. Apologists for Hate
- 14. Atlantis and Lemuria
- 15. The Great Pyramid
- 16. Medical Cults
- 17. Medical Quacks
- 18. Food Faddists
- 19. Throw Away Your Glasses!
- 20. Eccentric Sexual Theories
- 21. Orgonomy
- 22. Dianetics
- 23. General Semantics, Etc.
- 24. From Bumps to Handwriting
- 25. ESP and PK
- 26. Bridey Murphy and Other Matters
- Appendix and Notes
- Index of Names