The Doc and the Duchess: The Life and Legacy of George H. A. Clowes by Clowes, Alexander W - 2016

Indiana University Press, 2016. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Indiana University Press, 2016-02-02. Hardcover. New.

Indiana University Press, 2016-02-02. Hardcover. Like New.

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University, 2016. Book. Fine. Hardcover. (xvi) 211 pp, forewords John Lechleiter & A. Ian Fraser, introduction, appendices incl. chronology of ancestry, notes, bibliography, index, b/w plates; blue cloth, 8vo. Clowes at Eli Lilly developed with his staff the refinement of insulin & cancer research; promoted the growth of Indianapolis, Fine; near fine dust jacket.

Hardback. New. George Henry Alexander Clowes was a pivotal figure in the development of the insulin program at the Eli Lilly Company. Through his leadership, scientists and clinicians at Lilly and the University of Toronto created a unique, international team to develop and purify insulin and take the production of this life-saving agent to an industrial scale. This biography, written by his grandson, presents his scientific achievements, and also takes note of his social and philanthropic contributions, which he shared with his wife, Edith. It tells the story of Clowes from his childhood in late Victorian England to his death at Woods Hole on Cape Cod in 1958. Educated in England and Germany, Clowes came to America to join a startup laboratory in Buffalo, where he conducted basic research on cancer and applied research on other disease-related problems. Assuming the position of head of research at Lilly, Clowes was at the center of one of the great discoveries that changed the course of medical… Read More

Indiana Univ Pr, 2016. Hardcover. New. 256 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.50 inches.

Indiana University Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.