[PAR] [TLE] Pathological science [SEP] Pathological science is an area of research where "people are tricked into false results ... by subjective effects, wishful thinking or threshold interactions."  The term was first used by Irving Langmuir, Nobel Prize-winning chemist, during a 1953 colloquium at the Knolls Research Laboratory.  Langmuir said a pathological science is an area of research that simply will not "go away"—long after it was given up on as "false" by the majority of scientists in the field.  He called pathological science "the science of things that aren't so". [PAR] [TLE] Irving Langmuir [SEP] Irving Langmuir (January 31, 1881 – August 16, 1957) was an American chemist and physicist.  His most noted publication was the famous 1919 article "The Arrangement of Electrons in Atoms and Molecules" in which, building on Gilbert N. Lewis's cubical atom theory and Walther Kossel's chemical bonding theory, he outlined his "concentric theory of atomic structure".  Langmuir became embroiled in a priority dispute with Lewis over this work; Langmuir's presentation skills were largely responsible for the popularization of the theory, although the credit for the theory itself belongs mostly to Lewis.  While at General Electric from 1909 to 1950, Langmuir advanced several basic fields of physics and chemistry, invented the gas-filled incandescent lamp and the hydrogen welding technique, and was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in surface chemistry.  The Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research near Socorro, New Mexico, was named in his honor, as was the American Chemical Society journal for surface science called "Langmuir".
[PAR] [TLE] Pathological science [ SEP ] Pathological science is an area of research where " people are tricked into false results ... by subjective effects , wishful thinking or threshold interactions . " The term was first used by Irving Langmuir , Nobel Prize - winning chemist , during a 1953 colloquium at the Knolls Research Laboratory . Langmuir said a pathological science is an area of research that simply will not " go away"—long after it was given up on as " false " by the majority of scientists in the field . He called pathological science " the science of things that are n't so " . [PAR] [TLE] Irving Langmuir [ SEP ] Irving Langmuir ( January 31 , 1881 – August 16 , 1957 ) was an American chemist and physicist . His most noted publication was the famous 1919 article " The Arrangement of Electrons in Atoms and Molecules " in which , building on Gilbert N. Lewis 's cubical atom theory and Walther Kossel 's chemical bonding theory , he outlined his " concentric theory of atomic structure " . Langmuir became embroiled in a priority dispute with Lewis over this work ; Langmuir 's presentation skills were largely responsible for the popularization of the theory , although the credit for the theory itself belongs mostly to Lewis . While at General Electric from 1909 to 1950 , Langmuir advanced several basic fields of physics and chemistry , invented the gas - filled incandescent lamp and the hydrogen welding technique , and was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in surface chemistry . The Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research near Socorro , New Mexico , was named in his honor , as was the American Chemical Society journal for surface science called " Langmuir " .
When was the chemist who first used the term Pathological science born?
When was the chemist who first used the term Pathological science born ?
January 31, 1881
January 31, 1881