{"product_id":"accidental-medical-discoveries-robert-w-winters-9781510712461","title":"Accidental Medical Discoveries: How Tenacity and Pure Dumb Luck Changed the World","description":"Many of the world's most important and life-saving devices and techniques were often discovered purely by accident. Serendipity, timing, and luck played a part in the discovery of unintentional cures and breakthroughs: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA plastic shard in an RAF pilot's eye leads to the use of plastic for the implantable lens.\u003cbr\u003eThe inability to remove a titanium chamber from rabbit's bone leads to dental implants.\u003cbr\u003eViagra was discovered by a group of chemists, working in the lab to find a new drug to alleviate the pain of angina pectoris.\u003cbr\u003eA stretch of five weeks of unusually warm weather in 1928 played a role in assisting Dr. Alexander Fleming in his analysis of bacterial growth and the discovery of penicillin.\u003cbr\u003eAfter studying the effects of the venom injected by the bite of a deadly pit viper snake, chemists developed a groundbreaking drug that works to control blood pressure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAccidental Medical Discoveries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is an entertaining and enlightening look at the creation of 25 medical inventions that have changed the world - unintentionally. The book is presented in a lively and engaging way, and will appeal to a wide variety of readers, from history buffs to trivia fanatics to those in the medical profession.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert W. Winters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1510712461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510712461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Robert W. Winters","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045269696767,"sku":"9781510712461","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b409df69-37a3-4de5-803b-d3e761b2c098.jpg?v=1684977751","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/accidental-medical-discoveries-robert-w-winters-9781510712461","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}