And there are other examples. See this brief review of "Whole Pattern Fitting - The Pawley Method" (1980) yet few people now attribute this kind of profile refinement to Pawley. http://pd.chem.ucl.ac.uk/pdnn/solve1/pawley.htm
On Wed, 16 Aug 2023 at 19:33, <bertkinneg...@ajk-analytical.com> wrote: > Le Bail Armel schreef op 2023-08-16 18:45: > > In a book : > How Science Runs – Impressions from a Scientific Career. By Eric J. > Mittemeijer > > > Reviewed by Mike Glazer > > > "In another section, the author has some criticism about the famous > Rietveld method in powder diffraction. He points out that the original idea > for this method was put forward by Bert O. Loopstra, who later discussed > the idea of whole-pattern fitting with Bob van Laar. In order to create a > computer program to carry out the method, they hired the computer-savvy > Hugo M. Rietveld. The first paper by Loopstra and Rietveld was published in > *Acta > Crystallographica* in 1969, having been submitted in 1968. A later paper > published in 1969 by Rietveld alone in *Journal of Applied > Crystallography* is the one that is always quoted and led to the name > ‘Rietveld method’ or ‘Rietveld refinement’. Mittemeijer points out that > this did grave injustice to the originator of the method, Bert Loopstra. > Rietveld later left science to become a librarian: Mittemeijer says the > notion that he left science because he was disappointed that the method had > not found wide acceptance at the time is just a ‘fairy tale’. Thus, > according to the author, the profile refinement method should more justly > be called the ‘Loopstra method’, concluding that this story has a sad > ending." > > > > https://www.iucr.org/news/newsletter/etc/articles?issue=156393&result_138339_result_page=39 > > > Where did they find the text of the judgement ? Any verdict somewhere ? > Condamned by "impressions" ! > > Any text from Loopstra who had a lot of time to tell something but never > do it ? > > > Flagged at PubPeer : > > https://blog.pubpeer.com/publications/79219E32306099C040C633FFABE6EC > > https://blog.pubpeer.com/publications/05241C3D2890D43ED23BA1905CD32C > > https://blog.pubpeer.com/publications/9D12C10951333B68B27FB891266A88 > > > Best, > > Armel Le Bail > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Please do NOT attach files to the whole list <alan.he...@neutronoptics.com > > > Send commands to <lists...@ill.fr> eg: HELP as the subject with no body > text > The Rietveld_L list archive is on > http://www.mail-archive.com/rietveld_l@ill.fr/ > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Mittemeijer is not the only author who disputes the "fame" of Hugo > Rietveld. There is a publication of Henk Schenk about the exact same topic. > In those days it was a scandal at ECN, > > > Bert Kinneging > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Please do NOT attach files to the whole list <alan.he...@neutronoptics.com > > > Send commands to <lists...@ill.fr> eg: HELP as the subject with no body > text > The Rietveld_L list archive is on > http://www.mail-archive.com/rietveld_l@ill.fr/ > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > -- ______________________________________________ Dr Alan Hewat, NeutronOptics, Grenoble, FRANCE <alan.he...@neutronoptics.com> +33.476.98.41.68 http://www.NeutronOptics.com/hewat <http://www.neutronoptics.com/hewat> ______________________________________________
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