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A wonder drug, a disputed Nobel Prize, and a patent that shaped modern medicine.In 1943, Albert Schatz, a young Rutgers College Ph.D. student, worked on a wartime project in microbiology professor Selman Waksman’s lab, searching for an antibiotic to fight infections on the front lines and at home. In his eleventh experiment on a common bacterium found in farmyard soil, Schatz discovered streptomycin, the first effective cure for tuberculosis, one of the... more

About Peter Pringle

Peter Pringle is a veteran British foreign correspondent and the author of several nonfiction books, including the New York Times Notable Book Food, Inc. and... more


Published: May 8, 2012 by Macmillan Publishing

Genre: History. Non-fiction. 288 pages

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  • Kirkus Reviews | 1 Mar 2012

    A gripping account of academic politics and the birth of the pharmaceutical industry.

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  • The Guardian | 29 Jun 2012

    This is not the first time the story has been told but it is the fullest account.

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  • Review (Barnes & Noble) | 31 May 2012

    Pringle's book may help to correct the historical record.

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  • Science News | 30 Jun 2012

    He opens up questions about ethics in research, and about who really deserves recognition in the team effort of scientific discovery.

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  • New Scientist | 27 Apr 2012

    Experiment Eleven is a riveting and heartbreaking book...

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  • ForeWord Reviews | 31 May 2012

    Experiment Eleven offers readers a comprehensive explanation of the scientific and legal ramifications of the streptomycin controversy...

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  • The Wall Street Journal | 4 May 2012

    Peter Pringle's new book "Experiment Eleven" documents a shocking scandal in the history of medicine...

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  • Financial Times | 14 Apr 2012

    Nevertheless, he has made a useful popular addition to a necessary rebalancing of history.

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  • Express | 27 Apr 2012

    ...an elegant thriller about academic larceny and he explains the minutiae of scientific experiments with as much clarity as he elucidates the human drama.

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  • Publishers Weekly | 5 Mar 2012

    Pringle skillfully relates an important tale of a life-saving scientific discovery tarnished by egotism and injustice.

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