The icepick surgeon : murder, fraud, sabotage, piracy, and other dastardly deeds perpetrated in the name of science / Sam Kean.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kean, Sam, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Moral and ethical aspects.

Science.

Research--Moral and ethical aspects.

Research.

Science--History.

History.

Scientists--Professional ethics.

Scientists.

Medical ethics.

Physical Description:

vi, 360 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Piracy: The Buccaneer Biologist

2. Slavery: The Corruption of the Flycatcher

3. Grave-Robbing: Jekyll & Hyde, Hunter & Knox

4. Murder: The Professor and the Janitor

5. Animal Cruelty: The War of the Currents

6. Sabotage: The Bone Wars

7. Oath-Breaking: Ethically Impossible

8. Ambition: Surgery of the Soul

9. Espionage: The Variety Act

10. Torture: The White Whale

11. Malpractice: Sex, Power, and Money

12. Fraud: Superwoman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-348) and index.

ISBN:

9780316496506

0316496502

OCLC:

1258245258