No Ordinary Mike: Michael Smith, Nobel Laureate

by Eric Damer, Caroline Astell

The extraordinary story of Michael Smith, a man who rose from humble beginnings in Blackpool, England, to become a revolutionary gene researcher, philanthropist and Nobel Prize winner. A professor at the University of British Columbia, Smith dedicated his talent and energy to science research, and later launched the university’s internationally regarded Biotechnology Laboratory. The authors present not only the career and science of a great Canadian scientist, but also the politics and personalities of university research.

264 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

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Actually I was hoping to get info on a nobel scientist's childhood but all I got was a few pages on that and the role the mother had on his upbringing and the opportunity he had as a result of the British Govt's change in education policy after WW1 and how it favored people with Mike's kind of background. Also, it showed how fate can decides a man's future without him having much to do about that but funny enough is an Atheist (who couldn't look at his own's life pattern and accept the existence of God). All said and done, if you want a dosier of chemistry jargons then this might not be boring to you otherwise you'll bored.