| Breakthrough: The True Story of Penicillin Contributor(s): Jacobs, Francine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0595328490 ISBN-13: 9780595328499 Publisher: iUniverse OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: This book is the first complete account for young readers of the development of the first "wonder drug," penicillin, and of the men and women who took part in this extraordinary project. It provides a background for understanding the significance of this breakthrough and the new direction it gave to medical science. "Breakthrough: The True Story of Penicillin" won the New York Academy of Sciences fifteenth Annual Children's Science Book Award. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Pharmacology |
| Dewey: 615.329 |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 6" W x 9" (0.45 lbs) 132 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In a world where the Information Age is moving at breakneck speed, breakthroughs in areas of science that were once fodder for science fiction are now becoming a part of our everyday life. A group of graduate students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have stolen a breakthrough in opening and stabilizing Einstein-Rosen Bridges, or wormholes, as they are commonly known, that allows them to instantly transport people from one location to another. Their goal is to assassinate any powerful politician and executive controlling the world's banking system that would use this technology for their own greedy gain rather than the advancement of mankind. Meanwhile, in south Orange County, California, young Chase Manhattan, part of a new breed of modern-day discovery seekers, seeks to leave behind his life of danger and adventure and settle down as an associate professor of physics at University of California-Irvine. He also desires to build a lasting relationship with a beautiful girl he has not seen since high school. But within days, he uncovers the diabolical scheme on the other side of the country and finds himself the one person who can prevent more murders from happening and ultimately destroy the technology. However, once the MIT group realizes Chase and his friends have the ability and motivation to not only take the breakthrough technology from them, but also thwart more killings, Chase soon finds himself in their crosshairs, the latest target on their list of assassinations. As the death toll mounts, Chase and his friends must battle this group of ambitious graduate students from MIT on both coasts and in cyberspace in a desperate race to control or destroy this breakthrough that threatens to drastically change life as we know it. Breakthrough, the first book in the Adventures of Chase Manhattan series, begins with a bang and offers the audience exciting, new, and diverse heroes and villains. The result is a fresh suspense thriller series integrating elements of greed, betrayal, passion, lust, unconditional love, coming of age, and hope. The action is swift, and there are numerous twists and turns that will keep the reader turning the pages and wanting more. |