A not-so-pretty story of fraud
Back in May, I mentioned that Bell Labs was investigating charges of potential scientific fraud by one of their most prominent researchers. They did; the report came out yesterday, and it said that the researcher, Hendrik Schön, had committed scientific misconduct on well over a dozen occasions. They fired him. His co-authors were largely cleared. The researcher’s boss (who was also a co-author, which is why I say "largely" cleared) was slapped on the wrist for not probing strongly enough when the results were initially presented, although once concerns were raised by others he acted appropriately.
It’s a sad day for Bell Labs.
Posted at 4:37 PM