Michael W. Friedlander

Michael Wulf Friedlander (November 15, 1928 - April 29, 2021)[1] was an American physicist and skeptic.

Friedlander was Professor Emeritus of physics at Washington University in St. Louis. His research involved the study of cosmic rays and gamma ray astronomy.[2]

He is the author of the book At The Fringes Of Science (1998), a scholarly study of fringe science. The book is notable for its criticism of the ideas of Immanuel Velikovsky.[3][4][5]

Publications
  • Astronomy: From Stonehenge to Quasars (Prentice-Hall, 1985)
  • Cosmic Rays (Harvard University Press, 1989)
  • At The Fringes Of Science (Westview Press, 1995, 1998)
  • Thin Cosmic Rain (Harvard University Press, 2000)

References
  1. Ogliore, Talia (May 3, 2021). "Obituary: Michael Friedlander, professor emeritus of physics, 92". The Record (Washington University). Archived from the original on May 30, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  2. "Michael W. Friedlander". Washington University in St. Louis. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  3. "Michael W. Friedlander". Westview Press. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. Gieryn, Thomas F. (1996). Reviewed Work: At the Fringes of Science by Michael W. Friedlander. Isis. Vol. 87, No. 4. pp. 767-768.
  5. Martin, Brian. (1995). A Scientist's View of Pseudoscience: Review of Michael W. Friedlander, At the Fringes of Science. Metascience 8: 113-114.
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