Description In 1903, René Blondlot discovered N-rays, which he claimed emanated from both living and inert bodies. Their effects were observed by at least 40 people and analysed by 100 scientists in 300 papers. N-rays, however, do not exist. This paper argues that “an important element in the N-ray episode was the effect upon scientific work of the scientist's sense of competition with his peers.”
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