• DocumentCode
    1011948
  • Title

    Myths die hard-Why?

  • Author

    Oman, Henry ; Kostek, Paul

  • Author_Institution
    Scitor Corp., Seattle, WA, USA
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1993
  • Firstpage
    3
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    The author defines a myth as a falsehood perpetuated by a population that chooses not to investigate the underlying truth. He points out that the myth that aerospace engineers are nonproductive in nondefense work hurts the profession. He examines the mechanism used in promoting myths and finds that some myth perpetuators, including the ones that perpetuated the aerospace-engineer myth, are well-compensated for their services. Substantial financial rewards are also seen to be available to those who can correctly recognize the falsehood in myths.<>
  • Keywords
    aerospace; UFO; aerospace engineers; falsehood; myths; nondefense applications; Aerospace engineering; Aircraft; Earth; Government; Manufacturing; Physics; Protection; Sawing machines; Seminars; Space vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8985
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/62.257108
  • Filename
    257108
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1011948