Data selection and responsible conduct: Was Millikan a fraud?

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 639-653

  Jennings, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data selection; Fraud; Millikan; Responsible conduct of research

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; RESEARCH; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

EID: 9444261410     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-004-0044-2     Document Type: Review

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