Guinea Pig Scientists - Bold Self-Experimenters in Science and Medicine

It was August 27, 1885. In a hospital in Lima, Peru, a student named Daniel Carrión was preparing to infect himself with a dreaded disease . . . He had a small, sharp lancet ready . . . Carrión's friends and teacher from the medical school thought it was a bad idea. They knew Carrión was eager to learn more about this mysterious disease.
But were the risks worth it?

Science and medicine from the inside out-ten engrossing stories of self-experimentation

Who are these "guinea pig scientists"? Searching for clues to some of science's and medicine's bigger (and sometimes stranger) questions, they are all the men and women who devoted their lives to help find the answers. Spanning from the 1770s to the present-and uncovering the science behind digestion, the spread of yellow fever, the development of the first heart catheter, and more-their ten stories are at once scientifically detailed and fascinatingly personal.

About the author

Mel Boring is the author of a number of nonfiction picture books, as well as a novel. He lives in Rockford, Iowa, with his family.

Summary

Who are these "guinea pig scientists"? Spanning from the 1770s to the present - and uncovering the science behind digestion, the spread of yellow fever, the development of the first heart catheter, and more, this title tells ten stories that are at once scientifically detailed and fascinatingly personal.

Product details

• Authors: Mel Boring, Mel Dendy Boring, Leslie Dendy, Leslie Boring Dendy
• Assisted by: C B Mordan (Illustration), C. B. Mordan (Illustration)
• Publisher: Palgrave USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2014
• EAN: 9781250050656
• ISBN: 978-1-250-05065-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Square Fish
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > General, reference works; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Biografien und Autobiografien, Children's Books / Ages 9-12 Science, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Anatomy & Physiology