by Len Fisher | 2 Jun 2015 | Mini Stories from Science, Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing
Today (June 2nd) is the 102nd anniversary of Robert Millikan’s publication of his measurements of the charge of the electron. But he had a competitor – the congenial Viennese physicist Felix Ehrenhaft, a frequent host to Einstein and others. So how come Millikan got a... 
by Len Fisher | 18 Feb 2015 | Mini Stories from Science
Scientists should be dispassionate observers, not letting their personal beliefs prevent them from seeing facts as they are. Oh, yeah? Consider the story of two scientists from the early twentieth century. One was American, the other Austrian. One faithfully recorded...