| Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved Blue Babies and Changed Medicine Forever | |
| ISBN: 9780547821832 Author: Murphy, Jim (Author) Publisher: Clarion Books Published: December 2015 Retail: $18.99 OUR PRICE: $3.09 You Save 84% Binding Type: Hardcover Annotation: In 1944 a groundbreaking operation repaired the congenital heart defect known as blue baby syndrome. The operation's success brought the surgeon Alfred Blalock international fame and paved the way for open-heart surgery. But the technique had been painstakingly developed by Vivien Thomas, Blalock's African American lab assistant, who stood behind Blalock in the operating room to give him step-by-step instructions. The stories of this medical and social breakthrough and the lives of Thomas, Blalock, and their colleague Dr. Helen Taussig are intertwined in this compelling nonfiction narrative. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Anatomy & Physiology - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 617.023 |
| LCCN: 2015013601 |
| Lexile Measure: 1170 |
| Physical Information: 9.10" H x 910.00" L x 7.20" W |
| Bargain Category: Upper Elementary, Science, Reference, Middle School, History, Biographies |
| Grade level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th |