Boneheads and Brainiacs
Autor Moira Dolanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 10 mar 2020
The inventor of the lobotomy won a Nobel prize in medicine for destroying his patients' brains. Another Nobel laureate thought malaria cured syphilis. The discoverer of anaphylactic shock also researched the spirit world and ESP. A pioneer of organ transplants was an ardent eugenicist, while the founder of sports physiology heroically spoke out against Nazism.
Boneheads and Brainiacs profiles the winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine from 1901 to 1950--a surprisingly diverse group of racists, cranks, and opportunists, as well as heroes, geniuses, and selfless benefactors of humanity. Forget all the ivory tower stereotypes of white-coated doctors finding miracle cures. Boneheads and Brainiacs reveals the messy human reality behind medical progress, in a highly entertaining book written for the ordinary reader.
Some were bad scientists; others were great scientists and lousy human beings. But the majority of these researchers produced knowledge that now saves millions of lives--priceless discoveries like the role of vitamins in nutrition, the dangers of radiation, treatments for diabetes and deadly infectious diseases, and more. Boneheads and Brainiacs showcases the enthralling, all-too-human personal lives that made modern medicine possible.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781610353502
ISBN-10: 1610353501
Pagini: 260
Dimensiuni: 150 x 226 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Linden Publishing
ISBN-10: 1610353501
Pagini: 260
Dimensiuni: 150 x 226 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Linden Publishing