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Bell Labs fires Hendrik Schon for Data Falsification

Posted by chrisd on from the 1-down-118-to-go dept.

Raiford writes "Bell Labs has fired physicist Hendrik Schon for falsifying scientific data. Schon was thought to be a likely candidate for the Nobel prize based on the promise his reported research findings had for the advancement of molecular scale computing. In a Reuters report the dismissal was described as the only conclusive case of scientific misconduct ever identified in the history of the prestigious laboratory."

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  1. My favorite quote from the Reuters article... by Tsar · · Score: 5, Funny

    "...his work led to speculation by some peers that he could one day be nominated for a Nobel Prize, a high honor."

    Glad they specified that. Otherwise, I might have thought they were referring to some other Nobel prize, like maybe the Gertrude P. Nobel Prize in Experimental Cosmetology.