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Scientists whose careers were ruined (view source)
Revision as of 02:08, February 14, 2009
, 02:08, February 14, 2009Ignaz Semmelweis - 1840s
This is a list of '''Scientists whose careers were ruined''' because their observations or explanations conflicted with the scientific mainstream, particularly when the mainstream was biased (see [[liberal bias]]).
This is a list of '''Scientists whose careers were ruined''' because their observations or explanations conflicted with the scientific mainstream, particularly when the mainstream was biased (see [[liberal bias]]).
# [[Ignaz Semmelweis]] was ostracized by his medical peers after demonstrating that an "invisible substance" caused [[childbed fever]] in pregnant women (1840s Vienna).
# [[Estel Melton]] was being ostracized by his peers after publishing a book that disproved the [[theory of evolution]].<ref>[http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/letters/wb/160728 Letter to the Editor]</ref>
# [[Estel Melton]] was being ostracized by his peers after publishing a book that disproved the [[theory of evolution]].<ref>[http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/letters/wb/160728 Letter to the Editor]</ref>
# [[Guillermo Gonzalez]] lost out on a tenure track position for speaking out for intelligent design.
# [[Guillermo Gonzalez]] lost out on a tenure track position for speaking out for intelligent design.