The Cause Of Mosquitoes' Sorrow

by Surendra Verma

This book features quirky, enjoyable and entirely true instances of science going wrong, right and in totally unexpected directions from 600 BC onwards ... Just how did the scientific discoveries that have changed our world come about Surendra Verma investigates the eureka moments, the serendipities and the plain errors that have peppered science's last 2,000 years. The result is a wonderfully readable insight into the mysteries of human scientific endeavour. From the sixth century BC and Pythagoras' claims that the world was round, to the modern discovery of penicillin, Surendra Verma trawls through history in search of the more human side of science. Who discovered anaesthesia at a party How did a sewage farm odour reducer benefit medicine Why did the Cold War prevent the West understanding heart disease Verma's account of philosophers, physicians, scientists and Nobel Prize winners is a highly informative and brilliantly light-hearted account of how often Lady Luck can play a part in the scientific process.

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

शिक्षा: भाषाविज्ञान में एम.ए.।

प्रकाशित कृतियाँ:

उपन्यास: अँधेरे से परे, मुझे चाँद चाहिए, दो मुर्दांे के लिए गुलदस्ता।

कहानी-संग्रह: प्यार की बातें, कितना सुन्दर जोड़ा।

व्यंग्य-संग्रह: जहाँ बारिश नहीं।

नाटक: तीन नाटक, सूर्य की अन्तिम किरण से सूर्य की पहली किरण तक, आठवाँ सर्ग, छोटे सैयद बड़े सैयद, शकुन्तला की अँगूठी, एक दूनी एक, कश्ैद-ए-हयात तथा नींद क्यों रात-भर नहीं आती।

सम्मान: केन्द्रीय संगीत नाटक अकादेमी, साहित्य अकादेमी तथा भारतीय भाषा परिषद द्वारा।

सम्प्रति: स्वतंत्र लेखन।

सम्पर्क: 631, शान्तिवन, न्यू लिंक रोड, अँधेरी (प.), मुम्बई-400088

Reviews

[Karlien · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite a interesting read, but contains quite a number of factual errors.