Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search



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

Kean, Sam, (author.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316496506
  • ISBN: 0316496502
  • Physical Description: vi, 360 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc., ©2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-348) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: Cleopatra's legacy -- Introduction -- Piracy: the buccaneer biologist -- Slavery: the corruption of the flycatcher -- Grave-robbing: Jekyll & Hyde, Hunter & Knox -- Murder: the professor and the janitor -- Animal cruelty: the war of the currents -- Sabotage: the bone wars -- Oath-breaking: ethically impossible -- Ambition: surgery of the soul -- Espionage: the variety act -- Torture: the white whale -- Malpractice: sex, power, and money -- Fraud: superwoman -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The future of crime.
Subject: Science > Moral and ethical aspects.
Research > Moral and ethical aspects.
Science > History.
Scientists > Professional ethics.
Medical ethics.

Available copies

  • 20 of 21 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 21 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Abington Community Library 174.95 KEAN (Text) 50687011719377 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library 174.95 KEA (Text) 33240004952464 Adult Nonfiction Available -
BCPL - Headquarters FC 174.9 KEA BCPL FLOATING COLLECTION (Text) 33249020882068 Non-fiction Available -
Degenstein Community Library NF 174.65 KEAN (Text) 35031301188960 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Dillsburg Area Public Library Adults 174.9 KEA Nonfiction (Text) 34001001397858 Adult Area Checked Out 04/02/2024
Dover Area Community Library Adults 174.95 KEA Nonfiction (Text) 34217000667238 Adult Area Available -
Exeter Community Library 174.9 KEA (Text) 33249024803847 Non-fiction Available -
Glatfelter Memorial Library Adults 174.9 KEA Nonfiction (Text) 34216001004045 Adult Area Available -
Indian Valley Public Library 174 Kean True Crime (Text) 39427103595831 Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction Available -
Lehighton Area Memorial Library 174.95 KEA (Text) 30445100181917 Adult Nonfiction Available -


Additional Resources