The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl: How Two Brave Scientists Battled Typhus and Sabotaged the Nazis...

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Arthur Allen

The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl

How Two Brave Scientists Battled Typhus and Sabotaged the Nazis

Arthur Allen

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Norton
04 September 2015

European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War; Mathematics & Sciences

"The gruesome disease typhus, transmitted by body lice, afflicts the desperate: refugees, soldiers and ghettoised peoples. The Nazis, who equated the louse with ""parasitic, subhuman"" Jews, so feared the disease that they granted special status to the Polish scientist Rudolf Weigl, the only one who could make an effective vaccine. Weigl's laboratory became a centre of intellectual activity and resistance. Among his assistants was Ludwik Fleck, later sent to Buchenwald, where he deceived the Nazis and undermined their medical trials. Drawing on extensive research and interviews, Arthur Allen tells a harrowing story of two brave scientists, who put their training to the best use, at the highest personal risk."

By: Arthur Allen
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 496g
ISBN: 9780393351040
ISBN 10: 0393351041
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 04 September 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Arthur Allen has written for the New York Times Magazine, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, the Associated Press, Science, and Slate. His books include Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver. He lives in Washington, where he writes about health for Politico.

Reviews for The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl: How Two Brave Scientists Battled Typhus and Sabotaged the Nazis

... absorbing story... -- The Bookseller This fascinating story is told well by Arthur Allen, an American journalist. The book is a fitting memorial to the heroism of Weigl and Fleck. -- Theodore Dalrymple - The Times