{"product_id":"galileos-revenge-junk-science-in-the-courtroom-paperback","title":"Galileo's Revenge: Junk Science in the Courtroom - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter William Huber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA scathing indictment of the growing role of junk science in our courtrooms. Peter W. Huber shows how time and again lawyers have used--and the courts have accepted--spurious claims by so-called expert witnesses to win astronomical judgments that have bankrupted companies, driven doctors out of practice, and deprived us all of superior technologies and effective, life-saving therapies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book about scientific cranks and iconoclasts who peddle their strange diagnostics and quack cures not at country fairs but in courtrooms across the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Huber is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute's Center for Legal Policy, where he specializes in issues related to technology, science, and law. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eHard Green\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiability\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGalileo's Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland. \u003cb\u003ePeter W. Huber, \u003c\/b\u003e an M.I.T.-trained engineer and a Harvard law graduate, has also taught at M.I.T. and formerly clerked for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. A Manhattan Institute Fellow, he lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47484990750898,"sku":"9780465026241","price":39.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/670e02ab6f1d7556ee0eb28826c5c451.webp?v=1779283095","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/galileos-revenge-junk-science-in-the-courtroom-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}