Talk:John Bockris

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Sources

Unfortunately, no statements in the article are supported by references to published sources. I'm sure that much of the history could be so supported, but this does need to be done, i.e. by someone with access to the sources. --TraceyR (talk) 16:59, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Category: Pseudophysics

This category was added to the article in 2006. Was it justified then? Is it justified now? --TraceyR (talk) 20:15, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

The Biggest Volte Face in Physics?

For most of his career Bockris was best known for his work on hydrogen-embrittlement. This is a weakening of metals (especially iron) which occurs when they are exposed to hydrogen (during 'pickling' in sulphuric acid, for example). His explanation was that the hydrogen atoms were forcing the metal lattice apart; thus encouraging crack-formation. However, when the cold fusion fiasco began, his explanation was that the metal lattice was forcing the hydrogen atoms together to such an extent that they fused. He is like a character out of 1984: able to believe 2 entirely opposite things at the same time! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.147.128.77 (talk) 18:27, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

Must this be a negative trait? It could also be that Bokris is that rare creature, someone who is able to change his ideas when confronted with convincing evidence. --TraceyR (talk) 21:30, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Peacock tag

I have done a lot of editing to consolidate the page. In my view the material now has sufficient balance so I have removed the WP:PEACOCK tag. T0mpr1c3 (talk) 16:26, 27 August 2018 (UTC)