TitleSecrecy in Pure Science Publication TypeWeb Article Year of Publication1984 AuthorsSnapper, JW Secondary AuthorsSawyier, F Series TitlePerspectives on the Professions Volume4 Issue1 PublisherCenter for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology Place PublishedChicago Publication Languageeng KeywordsCollaboration , Mathematics , SCIENCE AbstractThis article discusses why openness in science should be qualified even in the theoretical sciences, and discusses when secrecy is justified by looking at some famous anecdotes in mathematics including Hippasus, Tartaglia, Newton and Gauss. URLhttp://ethics.iit.edu/perspective/v4n1%20perspective.pdf Short TitleSecrecy in Pure Science Full Text Discipline: Physical SciencesMathematicsSubject: CollaborationPublication: Web Article Google ScholarBibTeXTaggedMARCEndNote XMLRIS
