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This special centenary edition of The Discovery of Insulin celebrates a path-breaking medical discovery that has changed lives around the world.

Trade Review
"The Discovery of Insulin deserves a place on the bookshelf alongside such eye-openers as James Watson's The Double Helix." * Washington Post *
"Scrupulously researched and compellingly readable ... I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone with an interest in diabetes, medical history, or medical scandal and gossip." * British Medical Journal *
"The definitive history ... well written, highly readable." * London Review of Books *

Table of Contents
Preface to the Special Centenary Edition Foreword by Alison Li Introduction: What Happened at Toronto? 1. A Long Prelude 2. Banting’s Idea 3. The Summer of 1921 4. “A Mysterious Something” 5. Triumph 6. “Unspeakably Wonderful” 7. Resurrection 8. Who Discovered Insulin? 9. Honouring the Prophets 10. A Continuing Epilogue Notes Sources Index

The Discovery of Insulin Special Centenary

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      Publisher University of Toronto Press
      Published 30 September 2021
      ISBN-13 9781487529130
      978-1487529130
      ISBN-10 1487529139
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      Biography Autobiography: science, technology and medicine Not Just Books Stationery

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This special centenary edition of The Discovery of Insulin celebrates a path-breaking medical discovery that has changed lives around the world.

      Trade Review
      "The Discovery of Insulin deserves a place on the bookshelf alongside such eye-openers as James Watson's The Double Helix." * Washington Post *
      "Scrupulously researched and compellingly readable ... I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone with an interest in diabetes, medical history, or medical scandal and gossip." * British Medical Journal *
      "The definitive history ... well written, highly readable." * London Review of Books *

      Table of Contents
      Preface to the Special Centenary Edition Foreword by Alison Li Introduction: What Happened at Toronto? 1. A Long Prelude 2. Banting’s Idea 3. The Summer of 1921 4. “A Mysterious Something” 5. Triumph 6. “Unspeakably Wonderful” 7. Resurrection 8. Who Discovered Insulin? 9. Honouring the Prophets 10. A Continuing Epilogue Notes Sources Index

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