Guinea Pig Scientists

Leslie Dendy – Not for the faint of heart, this book contains 10 engrossing stories of people who made importand discoveries experimenting on themselves and sometimes risking their lives. Read about a medical student infecting himself with a dreaded disease in 1885, a man who swallowed many objects and made discoveries about the digestive system in the 1770’s, the developement of anesthesia and more. R:LG