Penicillin: Triumph and Tragedy

by Bud, Robert
5 out of 5 Customer Rating
ISBN: 9780199254064
Availability:
$57.49
Used - Hardcover - 9780199254064

Available Offers

Pickup at HPB West Lane Avenue Out of stock at HPB West Lane Avenue Check other stores
FREE -
Ship to Me
$3.99 - Get it Jul 10 - 13
Only 1 left

Overview

Penicillin is the drug of the twentieth century. It was the first of the antibiotics that, for decades after the Second World War, underpinned a popular belief that the threat of infectious disease had at last met its match. With the emergence of 'superbugs' these hopes have faded. Robert Bud pulls these different but conjoined stories into a compelling narrative: using a wealth of new research, he sets the discovery and use of penicillin in the broader context of social and cultural change across the world. His book will be of great interest to historians, scientists, and anyone wishing to understand this drug's seismic impact on our lives.
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Bud, Robert
  • ISBN: 9780199254064
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.24 x 1.04
  • Number Of Pages: 340
  • Publication Year: 2007

Customer Reviews