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Cantor's Dilemma

Cantor's Dilemma

Paperback (01 Mar 1991)

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Publisher's Synopsis

When Professor Isidore Cantor reveals his latest breakthrough in cancer research, the scientific community is galvanized. Cantor's most promising research fellow, Dr. Jeremiah Stafford, has only to conduct the experiment that will prove the brilliant hypothesis and win Cantor the Nobel Prize. But how far will the young assistant go to guarantee the results?

Carl Djerassi draws from his long career as a world-famous scientist to describe the fierce competition driving scientific super-stars in this gripping and suspenseful novel.

"A brilliant tale of the morals and politics of contemporary science. Exciting, moving, and brilliantly written."-Iris Murdoch

"A fly-on-the-lab-wall look at the way big-time science is practiced today."-The Washington Post Book World

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Penguin Books

The first ten paperback Penguin books appeared in 1935 costing 6d each (the price of a packet of cigarettes). Since then the Penguin list has developed enormously, but still aims to bring the best writing to the widest possible audience. Penguin Paperbacks now range from Booker Prize-winning contemporary authors, to mass market bestsellers, with successful history, biography and general non-fiction as well.

Book information

ISBN: 9780140143591
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 813.54
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 229
Weight: 195g
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine width: 13mm