Alfred Blalock, Helen Taussig, & Vivien Thomas: Mending Children's Hearts (Trailblazers in Science and Technology)

Yount, Lisa

ISBN 10: 1604136588 ISBN 13: 9781604136586

Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers, 2011

Synopsis

This book examines the careers of Blalock, a white male surgeon; Taussig, a white female cardiologist; and Thomas, an African American male laboratory technician; who in 1944 combined their skills to create a groundbreaking surgical procedure that not only saved the lives of thousands of children, but also made surgeons aware that surgery on living hearts was possible.

About this title

About the Author

Lisa Yount is a graduate of Stanford University in English and creative writing. For approximately 45 years, she has written educational materials for young people. She has written or edited more than 50 books, nine of which have won awards or been included on ""most recommended"" lists. Yount's books for Facts On File and Chelsea House include Forensic Science, Modern Marine Science, Energy Supply, Patients' Rights in the Age of Managed Health Care, A to Z of Biologists, and many volumes in the Makers of Modern Science and Trailblazers in Science and Technology sets.

From the Back Cover

Trailblazers in Science and Technology profiles individuals who made discoveries that greatly broadened human knowledge and sometimes changed society or saved many lives. In addition to describing those discoveries and their effects, the books explore the qualities that made these people trailblazers, the personal relationships they formed, and way those relationships interacted with their scientific work.

Student researchers of science, along with science teachers will benefit from this exciting new series.

This unique and interesting series features full-color photographs and line illustrations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1604136588
• ISBN 13: 9781604136586
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 152