Kate’s 2¢: “The icepick surgeon: murder, fraud, sabotage, piracy, and other dastardly deeds perpetrated in the name of science BY Sam Kean

“The icepick surgeon: murder, fraud, sabotage, piracy, and other dastardly deeds perpetrated in the name of science BY Sam Kean

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   There certainly are some chilling tales in this book. Yet, some advanced medical practices came from these misguided blunders.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sam Kean is an American writer. He has written for The New York Times Magazine, Mental Floss, Slate, Psychology Today, and The New Scientist. He has also published six books which discuss scientific discoveries in a narrative style.[1][2] His books received positive reviews in The Wall Street Journal [3] Library Journal,[4] and The New York Times.[5] He was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and lives in Washington, D.C.

Sam Kean was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He studied Physics and English Literature at the University of Minnesota, and later earned a master’s degree in Library Science from Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.[2]

Currently, Sam Kean is the editor for the 18th edition of The Best American Science and Nature Writing and has been featured on multiple NPR’s (National Public Radio) shows, such as Radiolab, Science Friday, All Things Considered, and Fresh Air.[2]

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The icepick surgeon: murder, fraud, sabotage, piracy, and other dastardly deeds perpetrated in the name of science DB104354

Kean, Sam Reading time: 11 hours, 48 minutes.

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Science and Technology

Author of The Disappearing Spoon (DB 72176) and The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons (DB 80933) profiles the development of science through stories of practitioners who allowed their obsessions to cross ethical lines and the ways those choices reverberate into the twenty-first century. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2021.

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Kate’s 2¢: “Adrift: a true story of love, loss, and survival at sea” by Tami Oldham Ashcraft; Susea McGearhart

“Adrift: a true story of love, loss, and survival at sea” by Tami Oldham Ashcraft; Susea McGearhart

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   I enjoyed this tale.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tami Lee Oldham Ashcraft (née Oldham) is an American sailor and author who, in 1983, survived 41 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean.[1] Her story inspired the 2018 film Adrift.

1983 shipwreck[edit]

In 1983, Ashcraft’s fiancé, 34-year-old British sailor Richard Sharp, was hired to deliver the 43-foot (13 m) yacht Hazaña from Tahiti to San Diego. The then 23-year-old Ashcraft accompanied him on the crossing.[2][3][4] The couple set sail from Papeete Harbor on September 22.[5]

On October 12, the vessel was caught in the path of Hurricane Raymond. As the ship was being hit by 40-foot (12 m) waves and 140-knot (72 m/s) winds, Sharp sent Ashcraft below deck. Moments later, she heard him scream “Oh my God!” The yacht capsized and Ashcraft was thrown against the cabin wall and knocked unconscious. When she regained consciousness about 27 hours later, Sharp was gone and the Hazaña was severely damaged: the cabin was half-flooded, the masts had broken off the yacht, and the radio and navigation system were inoperable.[3][6]

Ashcraft rigged a makeshift sail from a broken spinnaker pole and a storm jib (a triangular sail) and fashioned a pump to drain the cabin.[6] Due to the boat damage and the local wind conditions, she determined that her original route to San Diego was no longer viable and decided instead to make the 1,500-mile (2,400 km) journey to Hawaii.

Without a radio navigation system, Ashcraft was forced to navigate the yacht manually with the help of a sextant and a watch. She survived mainly on canned food during this time. On November 22 – 41 days after the shipwreck – Ashcraft reached Hilo, Hawaii.[6]

• 2002: Red Sky in Mourning: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Survival at Sea by Tami Oldham Ashcraft and Susea McGearhart.

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Adrift: a true story of love, loss, and survival at sea DB93382

Ashcraft, Tami Oldham; McGearhart, Susea Reading time: 6 hours, 1 minute.

Laurence Bouvard A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

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Adventure

Woman recounts her experiences sailing from Tahiti to San Diego with her fiancé in 1983. Discusses encountering one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history, the loss of her fiancé to the storm, and her forty-one days at sea without a motor or mast. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2018.

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