| Edition |
Unabridged. |
| Description |
10 audio discs (approximately 11.77 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
114600 |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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1.4 m/s |
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audio file rdaft |
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CD audio |
| Note |
Title from web page. |
| Performer |
Read by Ben Sullivan. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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"Includes a PDF of supplemental materials" -- Back of container. |
| 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. |
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From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes the gripping, untold history of science's darkest secrets.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. |
| Contents |
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 -- Popular works.
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Research -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Popular works.
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Scientists -- Professional ethics -- Popular works.
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Science -- History -- Popular works.
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Medical ethics -- Popular works.
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Science and civilization -- Popular works.
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Medical ethics. (OCoLC)fst01014081
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Science. (OCoLC)fst01108176
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Science and civilization. (OCoLC)fst01108517
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Science -- Moral and ethical aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01108321
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| Genre/Form |
Audiobooks. (OCoLC)fst01726208
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
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Audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Sullivan, Ben, narrator.
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| Standard No. |
9781549102912 |
| ISBN |
9781549102912 |
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1549102915 |
| Music No. |
13788214 |
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