02287cam a2200325 4500 759787150 TxAuBib 20210628120000.0 210701s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021935622 9780316496506 hbk. $29.00 0316496502 hbk. $29.00 (OCoLC)1258245258 IHE eng rda IHE IHE OCLCO JAS IH9 UAP ILC CDX TxGR TxAuBib Kean, Sam, author. The icepick surgeon [Book] : murder, fraud, sabotage, piracy, and other dastardly deeds perpetrated in the name of science / Sam Kean. First edition. New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021. vi, 360 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-348) and index. Prologue: Cleopatra's legacy -- Introduction -- Piracy: the buccaneer biologist -- Slavery: the corruption of the flycatcher -- Grave-robbing: Jekyll & Hyde, Hunter & Knox -- Murder: the professor and the janitor -- Animal cruelty: the war of the currents -- Sabotage: the bone wars -- Oath-breaking: ethically impossible -- Ambition: surgery of the soul -- Espionage: the variety act -- Torture: the white whale -- Malpractice: sex, power, and money -- Fraud: superwoman -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The future of crime. "Science is a force for good in the world--at least usually. But sometimes, when obsession gets the better of scientists, they twist a noble pursuit into something sinister. Under this spell, knowledge isn't everything, it's the only thing--no matter the cost. Bestselling author Sam Kean tells the true story of what happens when unfettered ambition pushes otherwise rational men and women to cross the line in the name of science, trampling ethical boundaries and often committing crimes in the process"-- Provided by publisher. 20210628. Science Moral and ethical aspects. Science History. Research Moral and ethical aspects. Scientists Professional ethics. Medical ethics. RV8