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

Conway, Erik M.

ISBN 10: 1408824833 / ISBN 13: 9781408824832

Published by Bloomsbury Paperbacks, 2012

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Seller Inventory # wbs2437305990

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Paperbacks
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408824833
• ISBN 13: 9781408824832
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 260 grams

About this title

Synopsis

The troubling story of how a cadre of influential scientists have clouded public understanding of scientific facts to advance a political and economic agenda.

About the Authors

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.

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.