When science gets ugly – the story of Philipp Lenard and Albert Einstein
theconversation.com
Scientists are not always as scientific as many suppose. Recent well-publicized cases of scientific fraud prove that scientists can be as susceptible to the allures of wealth, power and fame as politicians…
The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Chemical_Leopard6588 on 2024-12-23 18:06:09.

Original Title: TIL:Phillip Lenard,a Nobel Prize winner for his work on cathode rays was a fierce German nationalist.Under the Nazi regime,he was made the “Chief of Aryan Physics”.Lenard’s fervent support for Hitler made him launch malicious attacks directed towards Einstein and Roentgen.