People don't remember this? From wikipedia (also remember M Beller, historian of quantum mechanics, having interesting things to say)
Thesis readers One of the scientists who approved Igor Bogdanov's thesis, MIT's Roman Jackiw <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Jackiw>, spoke to *New York Times * reporter Dennis Overbye. Overbye writes Jackiw was intrigued by the thesis, although it contained many points he did not understand. Jackiw defended the thesis: All these were ideas that could possibly make sense. It showed some originality and some familiarity with the jargon. That's all I ask.[3]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogdanov_Affair#cite_note-overbye-2> In contrast, Igniatios Antoniadis (of the École Polytechnique<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89cole_Polytechnique>), who approved Grichka Bogdanov's thesis, later reversed his judgment of it. Antoniadis told *Le Monde,* *J'avais donné un avis favorable pour la soutenance de Grichka, basé sur une lecture rapide et indulgente du texte de la thèse. Hélas, je me suis complètement trompé. Le langage scientifique était juste une apparence derrière laquelle se cachaient une incompétence et une ignorance de la physique, même de base.*[13]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogdanov_Affair#cite_note-le-monde-12>(I had given a favorable opinion for Grichka's defense, based on a rapid and indulgent reading of the thesis text. Alas, I was completely mistaken. The scientific language was just an appearance behind which hid incompetence and ignorance of even basic physics.)
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