Scientific American Presents: Nobel Prize Winners on Medicine(Scientific American Presents)

基本信息·出版社：Kaplan Publishing

·页码：272 页

·出版日期：2009年10月

·ISBN：1607144689

·International Standard Book Number：1607144689

·条形码：9781607144687

·EAN：9781607144687

·装帧：平装

·正文语种：英语

·丛书名：Scientific American Presents

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内容简介Now available for the fi rst time in one volume, dozens ofScientific Americanarticles written by Nobel Prize-winning doctors and scientists combine to make a unique book that will inspire and educate anyone interested in the modern history of medicine. First published inScientifi c American, the articles explain to contemporary lay readers ground-breaking advances in the treatment of disease and understanding of complex biological processes. Original illustrations, charts, and graphs as they were first published in the magazine add to the uniqueness of this book.This fascinating collection includes articles by Gerald Edelman explaining his ground-breaking work on the structure of antibodies in the human bloodstream; Salvador Luria, who wrote on the mystery of T2 viruses; and Luc Montagnier, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2008 for his work on the AIDS virus during the 1980s. Other Nobel Prize winners included in this compendium include:• A. Szent-Gyorgyi• P.B. Medawar• Sir Macfarlane Burnet• M.F. Perutz• André Lwoff• R.R. Porter• Renato Dulbecco• David Baltimore• Niels Kaj Jerne• Michael S. Brown• Susumu Tonegawa• J. Michael Bishop• Stanley B. PrusinerThe book features a foreword from John Rennie, the current editor-in-chief atScientific American, popular science writer, and former researcher at Harvard Medical School.

作者简介Scientific Americanhas been one of the leading magazines in bringing science to an amateur audience for over 150 years.