9780465057597 - The Pill, Pygmy Chimps, And Degas' Horse: The Remarkable Autobiography Of The Award-winning Scientist Who Synthesized The Birth-control Pill: The ... Scientist Who ... (9 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Acceptable. Item in acceptable condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good.

Zustand: Collectible. FIRST. FINE/FINE. Tan boards, black spine. FLAT SIGNED by AUTHOR on title page. This book covers Carl Djerassi's career and the development of modern birth control. [B44]. Signed by Author.

Zustand: FINE. First printing. Autobiography of the scientist who synthesized the birth control pill, and as such, has had an enormous influence on the lives of women in the 20th century - and on changes in our culture. Photographs, index. 321 pgs. Near fine in a near fine dustjacket (rem line.).

8vo. viii, 319 pp. Illus., index. Quarter black gilt-stamped cloth, paper boards, dust-jacket; small remainder mark on bottom edge, else fine. ISBN: 0465057594 "Father of the birth control pill, developer of antihistamines, founder of biomedical companies, teacher of world-class chemists, best-selling novelist. . . As The Scientist notes, "Few can match Carl Djerassi's juggling act for success and longevity." Here is Djerassi's remarkable autobiography. Blending vivid descriptions of the lucrative world of drug development with controversial chapters on the politics of contraception and poignant disclosures about his personal life, this book tells the story of one of the most productive and socially conscious chemists working today. The Pill, Pygmy Chimps, and Degas' Horse chronicles Djerassi's many successful careers in science, business, the academy, and the arts (he is a published poet and novelist, as well as the founder of an artists' colony). His growing appreciation for the soft side of science - its human and humane aspects - have long been reflected in the courses he teaches at Stanford, in the plot of his novel, Cantor's Dilemma, and in his decision to found one of the first environmentally aware pesticide companies. In this intellectually challenging book, the reader is let into the fertile mind and psyche of one of the few Renaissance men of twentieth-century science." / Jacket. "Carl Djerassi, who is a scientist, artist, philosopher and mensch all in one, has produced the very best of scientific autobiography. . . Read this book." / Stephen Jay Gould. "Delightfully unconventional. . . hilarious and wide-ranging." / Arthur C. Clarke.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition. Large octavo. 319pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Age-toned pages with foxing on the foredges, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with rubbing.

Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First printing. Inscribed first edition of this autobiography by the "father of the birth control pill." 9.25'' x 6''. Original quarter black cloth, light brown paper boards, lettered in gilt and pink to spine. In original unclipped ($25.00) color photographic jacket, designed by Louise Fili. Black-and-white illustrations. vii, 320 pages. Inscribed by Djerassi to front fly leaf: "To Fernando Vega, / with the author's compliments / Carl Djerassi." Jacket with trace rubbing, faint offsetting to verso. Book with line of faint rubbing and small raised bump to rear board. Interior crisp and clean. Very good plus in near fine jacket. Signed.

Gebundene Ausgabe. Zustand: Gut. 336 Seiten; Artikel stammt aus Nichtraucherhaushalt! EN2347 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 726.