Medical Scientists - Biography
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Overview
This book chronicles the stories of some of the great fighters for worldwide health in our time--stories of scientists and physicians at work, of men and women engaged in the detective work of finding out what causes disease, discovering new methods of diagnosing and new therapies for treating ailments, and looking for more effective means of preventing illness.Editorials
Kirkus Reviews
This volume in the Global Profiles series recounts the achievements and contributions of 12 scientists who have significantly contributed to the eradication of life-threatening diseases of the 20th century. Moser and Spangenburg (Eleanor Roosevelt, 1996, etc.) state that their purpose in telling the stories of today's disease fighters is "to challenge our readers to join their ranks—either in spirit or in fact." Most of the scientists portrayed won Nobel Prizes for their achievements, and all were gifted, self-reliant, with innate incites, and passionately committed to discovering the answers to the problems of diseases. They worked ceaselessly: "The moment you stop working, you are dead," proclaimed Rita Levi-Montalcini. The most famous disease fighter presented is Jonas Salk; others include Dennis Parsons Burkitt, Peter Medawar, Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Gertrude Belle Elion, Susumu Tonegawa, and Lap-Chee Tsui. Each chapter contains a chronology and suggested readings. The biographies are short, lacking a certain weight when covering scientific research; this book is an overview—a good first stop on the way to more in-depth sources.Book Details
Published
December 31, 1996
Publisher
Facts On File Inc
Pages
160
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780816033195