Editing Bogdanov affair (section)

===Thesis readers===
One of the scientists who approved Igor Bogdanov's thesis, [[Roman Jackiw]] of the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], spoke to ''The New York Times'' reporter Dennis Overbye. Overbye wrote that Jackiw was intrigued by the thesis, although it contained many points he did not understand. Jackiw defended the thesis:<blockquote>All these were ideas that could possibly make sense. It showed some originality and some familiarity with the jargon. That's all I ask.<ref name="overbye"/></blockquote>

In contrast, [[Ignatios Antoniadis]] (of the [[École Polytechnique]]), who approved Grichka Bogdanov's thesis, later reversed his judgment of it. Antoniadis told ''[[Le Monde]]'',
<blockquote>
I had given a favorable opinion for Grichka's defense, based on a rapid and indulgent reading of the thesis text. Alas, I was completely mistaken. The scientific language was just an appearance behind which hid incompetence and ignorance of even basic physics.<ref name="le-monde"/></blockquote>