Stapleton (Rockefeller Archive Center) collects 15 essays on the development of research at one of the world's leading scientific organizations. After two context-setting chapters, the book concentrates on case studies that demonstrate how the university became eminent in many fields, including tissue culture, cancer research, and cell biology. The contributions of notable researchers are highlighted, and the employment of women scientists is discussed. Twenty-eight b&w historical photos are included. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Creating A Tradition Of Biomedical Research: Contributions To The History Of The Rockefeller University

History

The Rockefeller University Press

Entering an Unseen World is an in-depth story about how a singular laboratory contributed to creating a new science, modern cell biology. The story begins in 1910, in a laboratory devoted to studying cancer at The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, and culminates in 1974 when the Nobel Prize was awarded to three pioneering scientists. Chapters devoted to the early years offer a compelling narrative about this laboratory while focusing on five aspects of how this science unfolded through time: the hundreds of scientists involved, a nurturing environment, the experimental procedures developed, the instruments devised and mastered, and the discoveries made in a previously unseen world. First-person chapters by more than 20 scientists associated with this laboratory follow. They describe their roles exploring the intricate and fascinating world inside living cells. Their stories show what it takes to create a science while revealing in detail what we now take for granted: the cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all known living organisms. Nearly 150 classic illustrations and photographs document the evolution of their discoveries. Entering an Unseen World conveys the excitement of process and progress as this science came to life.

Entering an Unseen World

Science & Math

Carol L. Moberg

Biological Sciences

The Hostage Brain

Many people are vaguely aware of the power of the human brain but few are aware of its vulnerability to quirks of temperature, chemistry, infection, and physical impact. The human brain can be captured by the flood of hormones it sends pulsing through the body or taken hostage by outside events and even its own thoughts. The Hostage Brain illuminates for the lay audience--through clear prose and striking illustrations--what the brain is, how it functions, and how it is often subverted. It reveals the most recent advances in brain research and describes key discoveries together with the social and political implications that surround them.

Medical Books

Bruce S. McEwen

Harold M. Schmeck

Medicine

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