Noretta Koertge is a philosopher of science noted for her work on Karl Popper

Karl Popper

Sir Karl Raimund Popper, CH FRS FBA was an Austro-British philosopher and a professor at the London School of Economics...

 and scientific rationality. She worked since 1981 as a Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Indiana University and is now an Emeritus Professorship. Her notability is evident from her having been editor-and-chief of the journal (1999–2004) Philosophy of Science

Philosophy of science

The philosophy of science is concerned with the assumptions, foundations, methods and implications of science. It is also concerned with the use and merit of science and sometimes overlaps metaphysics and epistemology by exploring whether scientific results are actually a study of truth...

, her election as a Fellow, in 1999, by American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Association for the Advancement of Science

The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the...

and her being Editor-in-Chief of The New Dictionary of Scientific Biography (2004–2008). She is also a novelist.

Selected publications

• Koertge, Noretta eds (1998) A House Built on Sand: Exposing Postmodernist Myths about Science, Oxford University Press,

Novels

• Koertge, Noretta (1981) Who Was That Masked Woman?, St. Martin's Press
• Koertge, Noretta (1984) Valley of the Amazons, St. Martin's Press