Happy Accidents

Chuck Close’s Kiki. Too close attention to detail may obscure the view of the whole – a message with special meaning to those alert to serendipitous discovery.

Happy Accidents

The creative urge. Henri Matisse, recovering from surgery, uses a chalk-tipped bamboo stick to create images

Prize Fight

Selman Waksman’s notebook describing experiments establishing the effectiveness of streptomycin.

Prize Fight

Streptomycin for first clinical tests: “Limited by Federal law to investigational use.”

Prize Fight

Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin, visits Selman Waksman for a private tutorial on streptomycin.

Prize Fight

Paul Lauterbur’s early demonstration of MR Image (right) of slice of green pepper (left)

Prize Fight

Paul Lauterbur with his imaging unit, not large enough for study of humans.

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Morton Meyers is the author of the fascinating and entertaining books: “Happy Accidents” and “Prize Fight”.

Reviews

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Q & A

Morton Meyers answers questions about the conflicts in Prize Fight: The Race and the Rivalry to be the First in Science.

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Conflicts

Read a summary of the dramatic conflicts detailed in Prize Fight.

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