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'''''Science is a Sacred Cow''''' is a book writen by the chemist [[Anthony Standen]]. It was first published in 1950 by E.P. Dutton and Co. It was in print for 40 years<ref name=NYTobit/>. The book argues that some scientists and many teachers of science have "inflated egos"<ref name=NYTobit> [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE6DF1E3DF936A15755C0A965958260 Obit of Anthony Standen], June 25, 1993, [[New York Times]]</ref>. The book was widely reviewed<ref> List of review citations

'''''Science is a Sacred Cow''''' is a book writen by the chemist [[Anthony Standen]]. It was first published in 1950 by E.P. Dutton and Co. It was in print for 40 years<ref name=NYTobit/>. The book argues that some scientists and many teachers of science have "inflated egos"<ref name=NYTobit> [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE6DF1E3DF936A15755C0A965958260 Obit of Anthony Standen], June 25, 1993, [[New York Times]]</ref> or, in the words of Standen, "a fabulous collective ego, as inflated as a skillfully blown piece of bubble gum"<ref>''Life'', March 27, 1950, page 104</ref>. The book was widely reviewed<ref> List of review citations

* ''Chemical and Engineering News'', R. L. Kenyon, volume 28 (June 19 1950), page 2122

* ''Chemical and Engineering News'', R. L. Kenyon, volume 28 (June 19 1950), page 2122

* ''Chicago Sunday Tribune'', Fritz Leiber (Mar. 12 1950), page 14

* ''Chicago Sunday Tribune'', Fritz Leiber (Mar. 12 1950), page 14

==Reception==

==Reception==

Part of the book's thesis is that the general public and students of science hold the words of scientists in awe even when these are merely "latinized nonsense"<ref name=NYTobit/>. According to a March 1950 issue of [[Time magazine]], Standen's concerns are that scientists can be and have been "overbearing," "overpraised," and "overindulged"<ref>[[Time magazine]], "Is vs. Ought", (Monday Mar. 27 1950)</ref>. The book was once praised by one of the great scientists: [[Albert Einstein]]<ref name=NYTobit/>. An editorial note in the March 27, 1950 issue of ''Life magazine'' introducing several pages<ref>''Life'', March 27, 1950, pages 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 112, and 114</ref> of excerpts from ''Sacred Cow'' states "With tongue-in-cheek hyperbole, he suggests that a group that takes itself so seriously deserves some serious skepticism. Life&mdash;without taking all Mr. Standen's funmaking too seriously&mdash;thinks he deserves a happy hearing"<ref>''Life'', March 27, 1950, page 103</ref>.

Part of the book's thesis is that the general public and students of science hold the words of scientists in awe even when these are merely "latinized nonsense"<ref name=NYTobit/>. According to a March 1950 issue of [[Time magazine]], Standen's concerns are that scientists can be and have been "overbearing," "overpraised," and "overindulged"<ref>[[Time magazine]], "Is vs. Ought", (Monday Mar. 27 1950)</ref>. The book was once praised by one of the great scientists: [[Albert Einstein]]<ref name=NYTobit/>. An editorial note in the March 27, 1950 issue of ''Life magazine'' introducing several pages<ref>''Life'', March 27, 1950, pages 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 112, and 114</ref> of excerpts from ''Sacred Cow'' states "With tongue-in-cheek hyperbole, he suggests that a group that takes itself so seriously deserves some serious skepticism. ''Life''&mdash;without taking all Mr. Standen's funmaking too seriously&mdash;thinks he deserves a happy hearing"<ref>''Life'', March 27, 1950, page 103</ref>.

==Contents==

==Contents==