Nicolas Rasmussen

the many lives of amphetamine

On speed

Fat in the Fifties is required reading for public health practitioners and researchers, physicians, historians of medicine, and anyone concerned about weight and weight loss.

America's First Obesity Crisis

Fat in the Fifties

A detailed history of the use of amphetamines follows the rise, fall, and surprising resurgence of the popular drug in America since they were marketed as the original antidepressant in the 1930s.

The Many Lives of Amphetamine

On Speed

This book captures that heady, fleeting moment when a biologist could expect to do great science through the private sector and be rewarded with both wealth and scientific acclaim.

Life Science and the Rise of Biotech Enterprise

Gene Jockeys

This first detailed historical treatment of the electron microscope in biology advances an original philosophical argument on the relation of experimental technology to scientific change.

Nicolas Rasmussen

About

Books

Join the club