Experiment Eleven : dark secrets behind the discovery of a wonder drug

Experiment Eleven : dark secrets behind the discovery of a wonder drug / Peter Pringle.

Author/creator	Pringle, Peter
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st U.S. ed.
Publication Info	New York, N.Y. : Walker & Co., 2012.
Description	viii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Schatz, Albert, 1920-2005. Waksman, Selman A. (Selman Abraham), 1888-1973. Streptomycin--history. Tuberculosis--history. Ethics, Research. Professional Misconduct. Streptomycin--History --20th century. Antibiotics--Research --History --20th century. Tuberculosis--Treatment. Microbiologists--United States --Biography. Soil scientists--United States --Biography. Pharmaceutical industry--United States --History --20th century. Research--Moral and ethical aspects. Discoveries in science--Law and legislation --United States. Fraud in science. Antibiotics--Patents --Economic aspects.

Contents	The discovery. Zones of antagonism ; The apprentice and his master ; The good earth ; The sponsor ; A distinguished visitor ; The race to publish ; A conflict of interest -- The rift. The lilac gardens ; The Parable of the Sick Children ; Mold in their pockets ; Dr. Schatz goes to Albany ; The five-hundred-dollar check ; A patent that shaped the world -- The challenge. The letter ; Choose a lawyer ; The road to court ; Under oath ; The settlement -- The prize. The road to Stockholm ; "A dog yapping at the heels of a great world figure" ; The drug harvest ; The master's memoir ; The copied notebooks -- The restoration. Wilderness years ; The English scientist ; A medal.
Abstract	Documents the discovery of the first effective cure for tuberculosis and the efforts of a Rutgers College student to reclaim credit for his work from the department director who was wrongly honored and awarded a Nobel Prize for the finding.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-269) and index.
ISBN	9780802717740 :
ISBN	0802717748

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