The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science

by Sam Kean

Book Overview

From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes the gripping, untold history of science's darkest secrets, "a fascinating book [that] deserves a wide audience" (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316496502
• ISBN13: 9780316496506
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.3"