The Great Starvation Experiment: Ancel Keys and the Men Who Starved for Science Tucker ToddPaperback
The Great Starvation Experiment: Ancel Keys and the Men Who Starved for Science Tucker ToddPaperback "The Great Starvation Experiment is wide-ranging, weaving progress in the war into the day-to-day…
Specifikacia The Great Starvation Experiment: Ancel Keys and the Men Who Starved for Science Tucker ToddPaperback
The Great Starvation Experiment: Ancel Keys and the Men Who Starved for Science Tucker ToddPaperback
"The Great Starvation Experiment is wide-ranging, weaving progress in the war into the day-to-day suffering of the hungry volunteers." --Saint Paul Pioneer Press "Fascinating . . Aimed to benefit relief efforts in war-ravaged Europe and Asia, the study sought the best way to rehabilitate starving citizens. ." --Minneapolis Star TribuneNear the end of World War II, thirty-six conscientious objectors volunteered to be systematically starved for renowned scientist Ancel Keys's study at the University of Minnesota in the basement of Memorial Stadium.
"Tucker provides a fascinating and moving history of the experiment, centering on the lives and experiences of the volunteers and the Tucker captures a lost moment in American history--a time when stanch idealism and a deep willingness to sacrifice trumped even basic human needs.