The Icepick Surgeon - Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetuated 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. Bestselling 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"--]cProvided by publisher.

About the author

Sam Kean is the New York Times bestselling author of The Bastard Brigade, Caesar's Last Breath (the Guardian's Science Book of the Year), The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, The Violinist's Thumb, and The Disappearing Spoon. He is also a two-time finalist for the PEN / E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. 
His work has appeared in The Best American Science and Nature Writing, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and the New York Times Magazine, among other publications, and he has been featured on NPR's Radiolab, All Things Considered, Science Friday, and Fresh Air. His podcast, The Disappearing Spoon, debuted at #1 on the iTunes science charts. Kean lives in Washington DC.

Summary

From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes the gripping, untold history of science's darkest secrets, "a fascinating book [that] deserves a wide audience" (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

Foreword

From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes the gripping, untold history of science's darkest secrets, "a fascinating book [that] deserves a wide audience" (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

Product details

• Authors: Sam Kean, Kean Sam
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.10.2021
• EAN: 9780316496506
• ISBN: 978-0-316-49650-6
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 236 mm x 36 mm
• Weight: 580 g
• Illustrations: 45 b/w illustrations
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; True Crime, SCIENCE / History, Anatomy, TRUE CRIME / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, TRUE CRIME / Murder / General, TRUE CRIME / Forensics, History of Science, True crime: serial killers and murderers