Re: [Phys-l] COLD FUSION

[ludwik kowalski <kowalskil@mail.montclair.edu>]

On Dec 19, 2009, at 2:36 AM, scitch@verizon.net wrote:

> Sorry everyone, I cannot get used to the fact that "reply" functions  
> like "reply to all" on this list.  Doesn't make any sense.
>
> Obviously, that message was just intended for Ludwik.

Dear Mike,

1) The message you posted on the list by mistake would be harmful if  
Jeff, who is probably going to report his results to me today, was on  
Phys-L list. That would make him aware of the result obtained by one  
of the-Curie-Project participant. Jeff would know that you and your  
student had negative results. But Jeff is most likely not on Phys-L  
list (he is an engineer not a teacher). Therefore the results he will  
report to me today will probably not be influenced by knowing your  
negative result. Hopefully, he will confirm this.  Working  
independently (not influencing each other) is an important principle  
in our investigation.

2) Your message ended with this observation: "His science fair project  
would be much better if he got some positive results." I think that  
negative results are just as valid as positive results, especially in  
a project whose purpose is to verify a scientific claim.

3) As soon as I hear from Jeff I will finish to draft my paper and we  
will discuss it (first among ourselves only). There will be many  
topics to address; the issue of performing additional experiments will  
be one of them.

Ludwik's new book (AUTOBIOGRAPHY) see:

http://pages.csam.montclair.edu/~kowalski/mybook.html