"rather depressing"? "somewhat worse"? To have cold fusion around for this many years, amidst the internet and globalization, and still be unacknowledged goes a bit beyond somewhat worse. I can fathom past scientific discoveries that were ignored while most of the human race struggled to attain their next meal but this is more extreme in contrast with what we have and can know. Histories of science? See Feyerabend. That which is preached as neat and tidy is anything but.
