Once Can Be Enough
Decisive Experiments, No Replication Required
Allan Franklin author Ronald Laymon author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Published:24th Nov '21
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There has recently been considerable discussion of a “replication crisis” in some areas of science. In this book, the authors argue that replication is not a necessary criterion for the validation of a scientific experiment. Five episodes from physics and genetics are used to substantiate this thesis: the Meselson-Stahl experiment on DNA replication, the discoveries of the positron and the omega minus hyperon, Mendel’s plant experiments, and the discovery of parity nonconservation. Two cases in which once wasn’t enough are also discussed, the nondiscovery of parity nonconservation and the search for magnetic monopoles. Reasons why once wasn’t enough are also discussed.
ISBN: 9783030625672
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181 pages
1st ed. 2021