Suffering for science
Subtitle: reason and sacrifice in modern America
By: Rebecca M. Herzig.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Subjects: Science -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century; United States -- History -- 19th century; Body, Human -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Self -- History -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Willing captives; title: The bonds of science; title: Purists; title: Explorers; title: Martyrs; title: Barbarians.