The Pill: A Biography of the Drug That Changed the World - Rilegato

Asbell, Bernard

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ISBN 10: 0679411003 ISBN 13: 9780679411000

Casa editrice: Random House Inc, 1995

Riassunto

A history of the birth control pill identifies the scientists who contributed to its development, cites the difficulty that existed over research funds, and relates its denouncement by the Vatican. 40,000 first printing. Tour.

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L'autore:

Bernard Asbell has taught writing at Yale, the University of Chicago, and Penn State and the graduate schools of Fairfield and Antioch universities, and was writer-in-residence at Clark University.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

twists and turns as a thriller, this biography of the birth control pill tells the story of the committed people--Margaret Sanger, Katharine McCormick, and Dr. Gregory Pincus, among others--who pioneered the its development, as well as the two scientists who defied the law to advance its research. Photos.

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• Editore: Random House Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0679411003
• ISBN 13: 9780679411000
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida