Cheating : A history of scientific fraud

We can't imagine our life without science. Without it, the world would be a much more hostile environment. Most of us would not even be alive. We probably would have succumbed in childhood to infectious diseases or malnutrition, or both. Scientific knowledge is a great achievement, but as in all human activity, in science there are also cheats. Of all kinds imaginable. Cheaters can use various means to perpetrate their cheating, with consequences that can be disastrous. If you like science and want to know some of the scientific stories involving mistakes, injustices and cheats, this book is for you. Welcome to Cheat - A history of scientific fraud.