FOR EACH OF THE SEVEN INVENTIONS that follow, we’ll analyze how their deadly outcomes might have been avoided. Then, in the final chapter, we’ll apply what we’ve learned to modern-day discoveries such as e-cigarettes, chemical resins, autism cures, cancer-screening programs, and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to see if we can distinguish a scientific advance from a scientific tragedy in the making, to see whether we have learned from our past or have once again opened Pandora’s box. The conclusions, no doubt, will surprise you.
