The icepick surgeon murder, fraud, sabotage, piracy, and other dastardly deeds perpetrated in the name of science
"Science is a force for good in the world--at least usually. But sometimes, when obsession gets the better of scientists, they twist a noble pursuit into something sinister. Under this spell, knowledge isn't everything, it's the only thing--no matter the cost. Bestselling author Sam Kean tells the t...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Little, Brown and Company,
2021.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "Science is a force for good in the world--at least usually. But sometimes, when obsession gets the better of scientists, they twist a noble pursuit into something sinister. Under this spell, knowledge isn't everything, it's the only thing--no matter the cost. Bestselling author Sam Kean tells the true story of what happens when unfettered ambition pushes otherwise rational men and women to cross the line in the name of science, trampling ethical boundaries and often committing crimes in the process"-- |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 360 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-348) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780316496506 0316496502 |
| Author Notes: | Kean's stories have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Slate, Psychology Today, and The New Scientist, among other places, and his work has been featured on "Radiolab" and NPR's "All Things Considered," among other shows. (Bowker Author Biography) |
