The Discovery of Insulin

2017-06-22 Medical

Author : Michael Bliss
Release : 2017-06-22
Genre : Medical
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Book Rating : 746/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Discovery of Insulin written by Michael Bliss. This book was released on 2017-06-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto in 1921-22 was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of disease. Insulin was a wonder-drug with ability to bring patients back from the very brink of death, and it was no surprise that in 1923 the Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to its discoverers, the Canadian research team of Banting, Best, Collip, and Macleod. In this engaging and award-winning account, historian Michael Bliss recounts the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin – a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and scientific genius. Originally published in 1982 and updated in 1996, The Discovery of Insulin has won the City of Toronto Book Award, the Jason Hannah Medal of the Royal Society of Canada, and the William H. Welch Medal of the American Association for the History of Medicine.

The Discovery of Insulin

2013-02-15 Science

Author : Michael Bliss
Release : 2013-02-15
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 63X/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Discovery of Insulin written by Michael Bliss. This book was released on 2013-02-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When insulin was discovered in the early 1920s, even jaded professionals marveled at how it brought starved, sometimes comatose diabetics back to life. In the twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of a classic, Michael Bliss unearths scientists' memoirs and confidential appraisals of insulin by members of the Nobel Committee. he also resolves a longstanding controversy about scientific collaboration at its most fractious and fascinating: who ultimately deserves credit for the discovery? Bliss's life-and-death saga illuminates one of the most important breakthroughs in the history of medicine.

The Discovery of Insulin

2000-02-14 Medical

Author : Michael Bliss
Release : 2000-02-14
Genre : Medical
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Book Rating : 46X/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Discovery of Insulin written by Michael Bliss. This book was released on 2000-02-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto in 1921-22 was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of disease. Insulin was a wonder-drug with ability to bring patients back from the very brink of death, and it was no surprise that in 1923 the Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to its discoverers, the Canadian research team of Banting, Best, Collip, and Macleod. In this engaging and award-winning account, historian Michael Bliss recounts the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin – a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and scientific genius. Originally published in 1982 and updated in 1996, The Discovery of Insulin has won the City of Toronto Book Award, the Jason Hannah Medal of the Royal Society of Canada, and the William H. Welch Medal of the American Association for the History of Medicine.

Breakthrough

2010-09-14 Medical

Author : Thea Cooper
Release : 2010-09-14
Genre : Medical
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Book Rating : 69X/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Breakthrough written by Thea Cooper. This book was released on 2010-09-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1919 and Elizabeth Hughes, the eleven-year-old daughter of America's most-distinguished jurist and politician, Charles Evans Hughes, has been diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. It is essentially a death sentence. The only accepted form of treatment – starvation – whittles her down to forty-five pounds skin and bones. Miles away, Canadian researchers Frederick Banting and Charles Best manage to identify and purify insulin from animal pancreases – a miracle soon marred by scientific jealousy, intense business competition and fistfights. In a race against time and a ravaging disease, Elizabeth becomes one of the first diabetics to receive insulin injections – all while its discoverers and a little known pharmaceutical company struggle to make it available to the rest of the world. Relive the heartwarming true story of the discovery of insulin as it's never been told before. Written with authentic detail and suspense, and featuring walk-ons by William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and Eli Lilly himself, among many others.

Fred and Marjorie

2021-08-15

Author : Deborah Kerbel
Release : 2021-08-15
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Book Rating : 115/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Fred and Marjorie written by Deborah Kerbel. This book was released on 2021-08-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A graphic novel that tells the true story of the life-saving discovery of insulin

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