"A biography series highlighting the work and social impact of BIPOC inventors"-- "Meet the inventors and scientists of color who changed the world! Born in Washington, D.C., in 1904, Charles R. Drew was a Black surgeon and medical researcher. Known as the "Father of The Blood Bank," he researched in the field of blood transfusions, and developed improved techniques for blood storage. Among his many accomplishments, he developed America's first large-scale...

When Death Becomes Life is a thrilling look at how science advances on a grand scale to improve human lives. Mezrich examines more than one hundred years of remarkable medical breakthroughs, connecting this fascinating history with the inspiring and heartbreaking stories of his transplant patients. Combining gentle sensitivity with scientific clarity, Mezrich reflects on his calling as a doctor and introduces the modern pioneers who made transplantation...

"In Ticker, Texas Monthly executive editor and two-time National Magazine Award winner Mimi Swartz takes readers behind the scenes of perhaps the greatest medical and technological quest of our time, as she follows pioneering heart surgeon O. H. "Bud" Frazier and his partner, Dr. Billy Cohn, in Frazier's lifelong effort to develop, perfect, and successfully implant an artificial heart in patients whose hearts are failing. In Ticker, renowned journalist...

"Careening Through an Eclectic Life: A Surgeon's Tale is a collection of stories from author Jerry M. Shuck's life. He was inspired by two high school friends and teammates from Cincinnati to write a book after hearing his telling of some of these stories. The events depicted in this autobiography include Shuck's time in professional baseball, his experiences as an army surgeon, and many moments from his fifty-year surgical career. Follow along and...

Described by one surgeon as "soul-crushing, diamond-making stress," surgery on congenital heart defects is arguably the most difficult of all surgical specialties. Drawing back the hospital curtain for a unique and captivating look at the extraordinary skill and dangerous politics of critical surgery in a pediatric heart center, Michael Ruhlman focuses on the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic, where a team of medical specialists--led by idiosyncratic...

Dr. Charles Drew's pioneering research with blood plasma and storage made it possible to preserve blood safely and in turn save many millions of lives.

Presents an illustrated introduction to Charles Drew, the twentieth-century African-American surgeon whose research in the field of blood transfusions led to improved ways to store donated blood.