Article ID: CBB000954437

Gravity Waves and Neutrinos: The Later Work of Joseph Weber (2010)

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How does the physics community deal with the subsequent work of a scientist whose earlier work has been regarded as incorrect? An interesting case of this involves Joseph Weber whose claim to have observed gravitational waves was rejected by virtually all of the physics community, although Weber himself continued to defend his work until his death in 2000. In the course of this defense Weber made a startling suggestion regarding the scattering of neutrinos. I will summarize the history of gravity waves including the rejection of Weber's claim around 1975, his later work on gravity waves, and examine the reaction of the physics community to his neutrino hypothesis.

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Authors & Contributors
Rana, Adele La
Collins, Harry M.
Bonolis, Luisa
Bromberg, Joan Lisa
Chown, Marcus
Dore, Ubaldo
Journals
European Physical Journal H
Journal of Geophysical Research
Perspectives on Science
Physics in Perspective
Science and Education
Zhongguo Keji Shiliao (China Historical Materials of Science and Technology)
Publishers
Pavia University Press
Basic Books
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press
Pegasus Books
Princeton University Press
Concepts
Physics
Gravitational waves
Gravitation
Neutrinos
Astrophysics
Scientific apparatus and instruments
People
Weber, Joseph
Einstein, Albert
Majorana, Ettore
Wang, Ganchang
Townes, Charles Hard
Dicke, Robert Henry
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, late
21st century
20th century, early
Modern
Early modern
Places
Italy
Rome (Italy)
China
Japan
United States
Institutions
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (United States)
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