This man's pill : reflections on the 50th birthday of the pill / Carl Djerassi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Djerassi, Carl, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oral contraceptives--History.

Oral contraceptives.

Oral contraceptives--Anecdotes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

October 15, 1951 marks the birthday of one of the key episodes in 20th century social history: the first synthesis of a steroid oral contraceptive in a small laboratory in Mexico City - an event that triggered the development of the Pill. Carl Djerassi has been honoured worldwide for that accomplishment, which ultimately changed the life of women and the nature of human reproduction in ways that were not foreseeable. Onthe 50th anniversary of this pivotal event, Djerassi weaves a compelling personal narrative full of self-reflection and occasional humour on the impact this invention has had on

Contents:

Cover; About the Author; Title Page; Copyright; Author's Biographical Sketch; By the same author; Dedication; Contents; Chapter 1: An exaltation of thirty: Murasaki and company; Chapter 2: Genealogy and birth of the Pill; Chapter 3: Bitter Pills; Chapter 4: The view from Tokyo; Chapter 5: Sex and immortality; Chapter 6: From the Pill to the PC; Chapter 7: Science-in-fiction is not science fiction. Is it autobiography?; Chapter 8: Behind the scrim of fiction; Chapter 9: The softer chemist; Chapter 10: The Pill and Paul Klee; Chapter 11: Science on stage; Chapter 12: What if?; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-103705-2

0-19-159301-X

OCLC:

606555870