Accountability and Academic Freedom: The Battle Concerning Research on Cold Fusion at Texas A&M University
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Title | Accountability and Academic Freedom: The Battle Concerning Research on Cold Fusion at Texas A&M University |
Author(s) | John M Bockris |
Keywords | Funding, Academic Freedom, Research, Cold Fusion |
Published | 2000 |
Journal | None |
Abstract
Directly after the March 1989 TV announcement by Fleischmann and Pons that they had achieved a nuclear reaction at electrodes in the cold, research began on the phenomenon at Texas A&M. The University was picked by EPRI as a recipient of funds to investigate the field. Thus, it possessed a Thermodynamic Research Center, a Cyclotron group, and three groups in Electrochemistry (Chemistry Department). In addition, there was the Center for Electrochemical Systems and Hydrogen Research in the Texas Engineering Experiment.