In Retrospect: From the Pill to the Pen

In Retrospect: From the Pill to the Pen

by Carl Djerassi (Author)

Synopsis

These are the reflections of a nonagenarian polymath describing the shift from a fifty-year-long career as a world-famous chemist to a subsequent twenty-five-year immersion in science-in-fiction and science-in-theater, which is virtually unique among contemporary scientists. Sharply self-critical, yet full of humor, this autobiographical account covers themes such as the future of sex in an age of technological reproduction, the history of the Pill seen through the eyes of one of its inventors, innovative - even unique - pedagogic experiments, the insoluble homelessness of a refugee, suicide, and art collecting. This book is also heavily illustrated with 94 individual pictures.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 388
Publisher: Imperial College Press
Published: 01 Nov 2014

ISBN 10: 1783265329
ISBN 13: 9781783265329