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The Girl Who Gave Birth to Rabbits: A True Medical Mystery (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781573927949)
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Clifford a. Pickover
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xThis can justifiably be called history's most fascinating medical mystery, a dark, true-life Alice in Wonderland tale with a streak of horror. Why should we care today about a poor, eighteenth-century girl who gave birth to monstrosities? Mary Toft's story bears uncanny parallels with our own time and contains perennial themes: science and superstition separated by the flimsiest of curtains, justice and morality, crime and punishment, and the greed and basic fears at the core of human nature. Prepare yourself for a shattering odyssey as acclaimed polymath Clifford Pickover takes you to the ultimate frontier of medical speculation. With numerous illustrations, this is an engrossing and thoroughly unique introduction to eighteenth-century science and its metaphor for today's scientific superstitions and politics. For Mary, conspiracies are everywhere, the line between good and evil lost, and the consequences exceed her most unthinkable, private desires.
Author: Clifford a. Pickover
ISBN-10: 1573927945
ISBN-13: 9781573927949
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2000
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.04w x 0.54d
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/01/2000 pg. 65
Booklist 05/01/2000 pg. 1636
Scitech Book News 09/01/2000 pg. 91
Author: Clifford a. Pickover
ISBN-10: 1573927945
ISBN-13: 9781573927949
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2000
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.04w x 0.54d
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/01/2000 pg. 65
Booklist 05/01/2000 pg. 1636
Scitech Book News 09/01/2000 pg. 91
By Clifford a. Pickover
xClifford A. Pickover received his Ph.D. from Yale University and is the author of over 30 books on such topics as computers and creativity, art, mathematics, black holes, religion, human behavior and intelligence, time travel, alien life, and science fiction. Pickover is a prolific inventor with dozens of patents, is the associate editor for several journals, the author of colorful puzzle calendars, and puzzle contributor to magazines geared to children and adults. WIRED magazine writes, "Bucky Fuller thought big, Arthur C. Clarke thinks big, but Cliff Pickover outdoes them both." According to The Los Angeles Times, "Pickover has published nearly a book a year in which he stretches the limits of computers, art and thought."
The Christian Science Monitor writes, "Pickover inspires a new generation of da Vincis to build unknown flying machines and create new Mona Lisas." Pickover's computer graphics have been featured on the cover of many popular magazines and on TV shows. His web site, Pickover.Com, has received millions of visits. His Blog RealityCarnival.Com is one of his most popular sites.
The Christian Science Monitor writes, "Pickover inspires a new generation of da Vincis to build unknown flying machines and create new Mona Lisas." Pickover's computer graphics have been featured on the cover of many popular magazines and on TV shows. His web site, Pickover.Com, has received millions of visits. His Blog RealityCarnival.Com is one of his most popular sites.
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