[PatrickHenry]

From the article:
"I have no inside information, but I wonder if the committee was swayed by the fact that Damadian, although a brilliant inventor, is apparently a creation science nut. ..."

Very interesting.

[longshadow]

Very interesting.

Indeed; I think there were a few threads on this a few weeks back, and I further believe RWP has the skinny on the Damadian MRI controversy.

If recollection serves, Damadian was a pioneer in Magnetic Resonance research, but it was the other guys (the Nobel Prize winners) who pioneered MR Imaging, which is the technology that is used so extensively by the medical profession today.

But I should let RWP speak directly on the topic; I know he's familiar with it.

[js1138]

From the article: "I have no inside information, but I wonder if the committee was swayed by the fact that Damadian, although a brilliant inventor, is apparently a creation science nut. ..."

Being nuts is not a disqualification for science prizes, although they did scope out John Nash before allowing him on the platform. I think if you look at the prizes awarded to physicists in the early 20th century you could find some justifiably hurt feelings.

[Ogmios]

How many threads have we got going this morning? My head is going to explode!! Coffee, must have more coffee....