Bibliograph

The icepick surgeon, murder, fraud, sabotage, piracy, and other dastardly deeds perpetrated in the name of science, Sam Kean

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Label

The icepick surgeon, murder, fraud, sabotage, piracy, and other dastardly deeds perpetrated in the name of science, Sam Kean

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-348) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsphotographs

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The icepick surgeon

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Sam Kean

Sub title

murder, fraud, sabotage, piracy, and other dastardly deeds perpetrated in the name of science

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."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue: Cleopatra's legacy -- Introduction -- Piracy: the buccaneer biologist -- Slavery: the corruption of the flycatcher -- Grave-robbing: Jekyll & Hyde, Hunter & Knox -- Murder: the professor and the janitor -- Animal cruelty: the war of the currents -- Sabotage: the bone wars -- Oath-breaking: ethically impossible -- Ambition: surgery of the soul -- Espionage: the variety act -- Torture: the white whale -- Malpractice: sex, power, and money -- Fraud: superwoman -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The future of crime

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