Debunked! by Georges Charpak and Henri Broch Johns Hopkins University Press, $25/£17, ISBN 0801878675 Reviewed by John Bonner
JUST as James Bond needed his Q to survive his enemies, so every working scientist needs this slim volume. At some time, I am sure, everyone will have found themselves in a sticky situation in which they are trapped at a party by a boring individual endlessly droning on about astrology, telekinesis or some other form of pseudoscientific gobbledegook.
Like the gadgets produced by 007’s personal boffin, this book provides a means of escape. It offers a simple scientific explanation for…
