The story of a largely unknown evolution-germ theory hoax
Joint Authors
Wainwright, Milton
al-Harbi, Sulayman Ali
Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 18, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.311-316, 6 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2011-12-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The Piltdown Man debacle provides us with the most infamous forgery in science.
However, another equally intriguing story exists concerning a document by a Bostonian called George Sleeper, which purported to be a pre-Darwin–Wallace anticipation of evolution and an equally convincing account of the germ theory published before Louis Pasteur’s famous studies on this subject.
The story involves two giants in the world of evolutionary theory, Alfred Russel Wallace and E.B.
Poulton.
While Wallace was convinced that the Sleeper document was genuine, Poulton’s detailed investigations showed that it was a fake and a hoax.
Despite this conclusion, doubts still exist about the authenticity of the Sleeper document.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wainwright, Milton& al-Harbi, Sulayman Ali. 2011. The story of a largely unknown evolution-germ theory hoax. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 18, no. 4, pp.311-316.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-364592
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wainwright, Milton& al-Harbi, Sulayman Ali. The story of a largely unknown evolution-germ theory hoax. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 18, no. 4 (2011), pp.311-316.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-364592
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wainwright, Milton& al-Harbi, Sulayman Ali. The story of a largely unknown evolution-germ theory hoax. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2011. Vol. 18, no. 4, pp.311-316.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-364592
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 316
Record ID
BIM-364592