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The Doc and the Duchess : The Life and Legacy of George H. A. Clowes / Alexander W. Clowes,. ; forewords by John lechleiter and A.Ian Fraser.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clowes, Alexander W., 1946-2015, author.
- Series:
- Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Insulin--history.
- History, 20th Century.
- History, 19th Century.
- Drug Industry--history.
- Drug Discovery--history.
- Drug Discovery.
- Administrative Personnel.
- United States.
- Eli Lilly and Company.
- Clowes, G. H. A. (George Henry Alexander), 1877-1958.
- Medical Subjects:
- Insulin--history.
- History, 20th Century.
- History, 19th Century.
- Drug Industry--history.
- Drug Discovery--history.
- Drug Discovery.
- Administrative Personnel.
- United States.
- Eli Lilly and Company.
- Clowes, G. H. A. (George Henry Alexander), 1877-1958.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (248 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington, Indiana ; New York, New York : Indiana University Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Devoted to a number of philanthropic causes, Clowes and Edith contributed greatly to the cultural life of his adopted country, a contribution that continues to this day.
- Contents:
- Growing up in Victorian England
- The search for a cure of cancer
- Edith Whitehill Hinkel
- Alec and Edith
- 1914 : the end of an era
- In the borderline fields of medicine
- Lilly and the insulin story
- From small- to large-scale production of insulin
- Expansion of research programs
- Woods Hole, MBL, and the pursuit of cancer
- The duchess, the doc, and the boys
- Alec and Edith : Indianapolis benefactors
- A legacy : in others' eyes.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-202) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780253020550
- 0253020557
- OCLC:
- 935112873
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