Cures Out of Chaos: How Unexpected Discoveries Led to Breakthroughs in Medicine and Health
Authors: M. Podolsky, M. Lawrence Podolsky Manufacturer: Taylor & Francis Keywords: Medicine testing ISBN: 9057025566
Book description Each chapter describes important medical discoveries, from the introduction of the first antibiotic to the present, where serendipity, intuition, coincidence, or laboratory accident played an important role in bringing it to light. Although chance is the principal determinant, the book emphasizes other factors, such as economic and political exigencies and being in the right place at the right time. Pure luck is not thematic; rather Pasteur's dictum, "chance favors the prepared mind, " underlies all critical events.
Book review: A Must Read if You Want to Stay Healthy! After I read Cures Out of Chaos by Dr. Podolsky, I must admit that I thoroughly enjoyed every part of the book. I must also admit that I am the type of person who finds reading a book very difficult… |
