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Book Out of Stores After Plagiarism Allegations


From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 12:34:43 -0400


Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 09:24:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: amberman () csupomona edu
Reply-To: amberman () csupomona edu
To: farber () cis upenn edu
Subject: Book Out of Stores After Plagiarism Allegations


From: Mike Berman

This is about the same book as the Boston Globe review you just posted.

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Book Out of Stores After Plagiarism Allegations
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By Josh Getlin
Times Staff Writer

June 4 2003

NEW YORK &#8212; A new book about the invention of the atomic bomb was withdrawn from bookstores Tuesday by its publisher after four historians complained that it contained at least 30 passages that are similar, or in some cases identical, to phrases and passages in their own works.

The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.latimes.com/la-na-atombook4jun04,0,819432.story

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