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"[A] Terrific book." - History of Philosophy and Life Sciences "...very impressive." - The Journal of BJHS "...well written and based on outstanding research." - Journal of the Historical Association "...an entensively researched and gripping saga...an enjoyable read...the story unfolds like a political thriller; the plot just as thrilling as the best fiction." - Dr Tina Matthews, The Bulletin of The Royal College of Pathologists "Bud has an engaging and flowing style that allows him to tell the story in a thorough yet gripping way. This is a scholarly but very readable book; Bud's long-standing interest in the history of penicillin clearly shows in
the depth and thoroughness of his analysis." - Stuart Anderson, Notes and Records of the Royal Society, 62, 335-336 "A thorough and approachable review...a fascinating story. His prose is...precise and eminently authoritative. His data is superbly referenced." - John Dwyer, TLS "...A fascinating overview of the development and marketing of penicillin." - Allen F Shaughnessy, British Medical Journal "a compelling perspective on the achievements of 20th-century medicine, and how they have given rise to new challenges for the 21st." - Jon Turney, THES "[An] insightful and thorough history." - Financial Times "This is a serious and thorough text from OUP, with
a number of important messages for doctors and patients alike." - Dr Jeremy Sager, Univadis Review "...a story full of human interest that general readers will enjoy." "A highly detailed account of how we arrived at what may be the threshold of a post-antibiotic age, containing a wealth of medical and social history." - Jo Whelan, New Scientist "This extremely well-written and exhaustively researched book is invaluable in understanding the story of penicillin" - I. Richman, Choice Reviews Online "Bud's volume offers much food for thought." - The Lancet "Penicillin: Triumph and Tragedy is essential reading for anyone who wants to gain a complete view of the social history of
penicillin and the story of medicine in the last half of the twentieth century, and Bud's book is unlikely to be bettered." - Social History of Medicine "well written and based on outstanding research." - Christoph Gradmann, History, Magazine of the Historical Association "Bud has provided a powerful social and cultural history of the paradigmatic postwar wonder drug, illuminating current debates on drug resistance." - BRUNO J. STRASSER, Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences "Robert Bud offers a novel approach to the development of the "wonder drug" penicillin and its consequences." - Marlene Burns, Ambix.
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