Breakthrough: Elizabeth Hughes, the Discovery of Insulin, and the Making of a Medical Miracle
When insulin was discovered in the early 1920s, even jaded professionals marveled at how it brought starved, sometimes comatose diabetics back to life. In this now-classic study, Michael Bliss unearths a wealth of material, ranging from scientists’ unpublished memoirs to the confidential appraisals of insulin by members of the Nobel Committee. He also resolves a longstanding controversy dating to the awarding of the Nobel to F. G. Banting and J. J. R. Macleod for their work on insulin: because each insisted on sharing the credit with an additional associate, medical opinion was intensely divided over the allotment of credit for the discovery. Bliss also offers a wealth of new detail on such subjects as the treatment of diabetes before insulin and the life-and-death struggle to manufacture it.
Country | USA |
Brand | University of Chicago Press |
Manufacturer | University of Chicago Press |
Binding | Paperback |
ItemPartNumber | Illustrated |
Model | Illustrated |
ReleaseDate | 2007-05-15 |
UnitCount | 1 |
EANs | 9780226058993 |