Institutions don't like to become irrelevant. They would reverse their policy and eat crow before that. They would claim they believed in its possibility all along, but were waiting for conclusive evidence. But they wouldn't fade into obscurity without making an attempt.
On Nov 28, 2011, at 22:47, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Daniel Rocha <danieldi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > No, what I mean is the challenge set by the charity campaign. 5 or 10 > companies is insignificant. If this is true, I expect no less than a nobel > prize by 11/30/2013. > > There is not a chance in hell the Nobel prize will ever go to anyone > associated with cold fusion. Not now, not ever. Too many people on the > committees have staked their reputations on it being wrong. They will all > have to die, and they are younger than most researchers. Even if I am wrong > about that, it will certainly not happen this year. > > Gene Mallove said the Nobel prize will fade away and be forgotten because of > cold fusion. I think that is a more likely outcome. It will become irrelevant > the way the French academy gradually did under the onslaught of the > Impressionist's increasing fame. (The Impressionists were much more > celebrated than some history books portray. When Monet painted the Gare Saint > Lazare in 1877, I have heard the station master cooperated to the extent of > delaying trains. > > - Jed >
