Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Climate Change

Oreskes, Naomi; Conway, Erik M.

ISBN 10: 1608193942 / ISBN 13: 9781608193943

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Climate Change
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1608193942
• ISBN 13: 9781608193943
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Featuring a new Foreword by former Vice President Al Gore

Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize

"Important and timely. We ignore this message at our peril."-Elizabeth Kolbert

About the Authors

Naomi Oreskes is Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University. Her opinion pieces have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and many other outlets. Her TED talk, "Why We Should Trust Scientists," was viewed more than a million times.

Erik Conway is a historian of science and technology and works for the California Institute of Technology. He is the author of seven books and dozens of articles and essays. He lives in Pasadena, California.