Publisher's Synopsis
Although best known internationally for his brief but brilliant career in electrophysiological research in the 1920s, Don Craib was a man of many parts whose interests went far beyond medicine and whose views on a wide range of topics were often original. His friends loved him for many reasons, but especially for his delightful company, his original thoughts, his penetrating conversation and his wit.;This book paints a picture of the man and reflects the times in which he lived (1895-1982). It draws heavily on his memorabilia. His numerous letters and several "unpublished" memoirs give insights into: trench warfare in World War I; life at Cambridge when hostilities ceased; medicine at Guy's, Johns Hopkins and University College hospitals; the cut and thrust of medical research; teaching medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand; and some of the political problems of the day. But above all, it reveals much about the mind of the man and his life-long quest in search of truth.
