APS Statement on Cold Fusion Story Featured on 60 Minutes
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 15:42
in Physics & Chemistry
On April 19, CBS aired a "60 Minutes" segment on "cold fusion," a process that proponents claim could solve the world's energy problems. The script stated that "... ['60 Minutes'] asked the American Physical Society, the top physics organization in America, to recommend an independent scientist. They gave us Rob Duncan, vice chancellor of research at the University of Missouri and an expert in measuring energy." That statement is false.