The name of Rossi's blog, journal-of-nuclear-physics.com, has drawn a
lot of criticism. Steve Krivit insinuated that Rossi is trying to make
people confuse his plot was an old Russian physics journal. I think the
title is pretentious. however, I just noticed that the heading of the
blog says:
"Journal of Nuclear Physics
Nuclear experiments blog"
It says "blog." I do not think anyone would confuse that with an
established physics journal.
As I said before, I think he pick the title because it is a literal
expression of what he thinks it is -- a journal. I think he picked that
title without regard for the impression that makes.
He is unquestionably a quirky fellow, and he makes some fishy claims.
This harms his credibility and the public image of cold fusion, to say
the least.
An example of a fishy claim can be found on his personal web site
http://ingandrearossi.com/
It says he has a degree from Kensington University in the U.S. This is
reportedly a fake diploma mill. A search for it leads all over the
place, to various web sites, but no university. One of them started at
the university website kensington.edu and ended up at an electronics
manufacturer:
http://us.kensington.com/
And a legal document:
"Kensington University
The judgment remains completely unsatisfied and has been deemed
uncollectible within the state of Hawaii. Although incorporated in
Hawaii, KU was based in the state of California. KU’s Hawaii corporation
was dissolved by court order on October 29, 2003.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Defendant Kensington
University, Inc., its agents, employees, successors and assigns,
directly or indirectly, individually or in concert with others, or
through any corporate or other device, be and are hereby permanently
enjoined from:
a. Providing any post-secondary instructional programs or courses
leading to a degree;
b. Acting as or holding themselves out as a "college, academy,
institute, institution, university'' or anything similar thereto;
c. Failing to comply with Hawaii Rev. Stat. Chap. 446E or § 480-2(a) in
any particulars; and
d. Owning or operating any business in the State of Hawaii or claiming
to operate under the laws of the State of Hawaii until all restitution,
civil penalties and costs entered herein are fully satisfied. . . ."
- Jed
