The demon under the microscope : from battlefield hospitals to Nazi labs, one doctor's heroic search for the world's first miracle drug / Thomas Hager.
By: Hager, Thomas.
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BookPublisher: New York : Harmony Books, c2006Edition: 1st ed.Description: viii, 340 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781400082131; 1400082137.Subject(s): Domagk, Gerhard, 1895-1964 | Sulphonamides -- Therapeutic use -- History | Antibacterial agents -- History | Bacterial diseases -- Chemotherapy | Medical scientists -- Germany -- Biography | Domagk, Gerhard, 1895-1964 | Physicians -- Germany -- Biography | History, 20th Century -- Germany | Sulfonamides -- history -- Germany | Domagk, Gerhard, 1895-1964 | Sulphonamides -- Therapeutic use -- History | Antibacterial agents -- History | Bacterial diseases -- Drug therapy | Medical scientists -- BiographyDDC classification: 615/.2723 Summary: Examines the history of sulfa, discussing the people involved with its discovery, its effects on the pharmaceutical industry and research, and the various ways it has been used.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-330) and index.
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Examines the history of sulfa, discussing the people involved with its discovery, its effects on the pharmaceutical industry and research, and the various ways it has been used.
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