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. 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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- ISBN: 9780316496506
- Physical Description vi, 360 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition First edition.
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2021.
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The Icepick Surgeon : Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
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The Icepick Surgeon : Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Prologue: Cleopatra's Legacy | p. 3 | |
Introduction | p. 6 | |
1 | Piracy: The Buccaneer Biologist | p. 11 |
2 | Slavery: The Corruption of the Flycatcher | p. 33 |
3 | Grave-Robbing: Jekyll & Hyde, Hunter Sc Knox | p. 59 |
4 | Murder: The Professor and the Janitor | p. 79 |
5 | Animal Cruelty: The War of the Currents | p. 96 |
6 | Sabotage: The Bone Wars | p. 122 |
7 | Oath-Breaking: Ethically Impossible | p. 145 |
8 | Ambition: Surgery of the Soul | p. 174 |
9 | Espionage: The Variety Act | p. 201 |
10 | Torture: The White Whale | p. 229 |
11 | Malpractice: Sex, Power, and Money | p. 254 |
12 | Fraud: Superwoman | p. 283 |
Conclusion | p. 300 | |
Appendix: The Future Of Crime | p. 307 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 323 | |
Works Cited | p. 325 | |
Index | p. 349 |