I'm reminded of Victor Ninov, who made a career out of fraudulently 'discovering' superheavy elements. It's kindof the perfect crime, since they were all theore

I'm reminded of Victor Ninov, who made a career out of fraudulently 'discovering' superheavy elements. It's kindof the perfect crime, since they were all theoretically well understood, you just fabricate a detection of those predicted properties. It helps too when you're the only person the planet who understands the data-analysis software. https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/victor-ninov-and-the-element-that-never-was/3010596.article https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/victor-ninov-and-the...