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Rosalyn Yalow; Nobel Laureate; Her Life and Work in Medicine
by Eugene Straus, MD
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0738202630
- ISBN 13
- 9780738202631
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
$12.50$8.75
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA: Perseus Books , 1999 Perseus Books, Cambridge, MA. 1999. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Edition/First Printing by line number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for remainder mark on text block top. Book Condition: Near Fine; light tip bumps. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split. 277 pp 8vo. A 1977 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine; the second woman in history to do so; was known as Madame Curie from the Bronx. The author, a close friend, gives and insider's account of the discovery of a revolutionary technique for determining the exact concentration of hormones in blood. The author examines the extraordinary intelligence and determination that led Yalow to overcome countless obstacles- she sought ot pursue graduate studies in physics when few women or Jews were welcome- and her complex role as a world-class scientist, wife, and mother. A clean pristine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003821
- Title
- Rosalyn Yalow; Nobel Laureate; Her Life and Work in Medicine
- Author
- Eugene Straus, MD
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0738202630
- ISBN 13
- 9780738202631
- Publisher
- Perseus Books
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Nobel Prize in Medicine, biography, medicine, hormones in blood, Rosalyn Yalow, Jewish woman, Jewish physician, Jewish physicist, research scientist, physics, Bronx NY,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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