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After a long career in science, which has involved a great deal of science writing for general audiences, Joseph V. Rodricks has turned out a powerful work of fiction. OFF TELEGRAPH takes the reader into a working laboratory and into the minds of working scientists. It also offers the reader a suspenseful story of deception and psychological disintegration, and of a brilliant young scientist's struggle to hold on to his ideals. PFAFFIDINE - a complex molecule from an exotic plant, with good potential as an anti-cancer drug. Will Getz's research project involves finding a way to synthesize pfaffidine in the lab. After many failed attempts to complete the synthesis, Will, in a moment of weakness, devises a way to fake it. He is sure his fraudulent act cannot be uncovered, but its consequences soon began to emerge in unexpected ways. Will's attempts to recover his integrity follow a twisted and tension filled path to a heart-wrenching climax. Will's painful story plays out in the 1960s in Berkeley, California, center stage for the social and political turmoil of that era. His life intersects with those of many other extraordinary characters who in different ways, some truly insane, hope to remake the world. Among these are the two highly intelligent women in Will's life- the ambitious and sensuous Elaine and the passionate but sensitive Gina -who try to help Will defeat his demons, and by doing so uncover new truths about their own lives. This is a passionate and suspenseful novel that masterfully and intelligently explores the unclear boundaries between science and competing world views, and does so at a very human level. "As tight and daring a plot as one could imagine -- it should not be missed." Robert Harris, Princeton University
About the Author: Joseph Rodricks is a founding Principal of ENVIRON International Corporation, and an internationally recognized expert in toxicology and risk analysis. He has consulted for hundreds of manufacturers, government agencies, and for the World Health Organization in the evaluation of health risks associated with human exposure to chemical substances of all types. Dr. Rodricks came to consulting after a 15-year career as a scientist at the US Food and Drug Administration. In his last four years at the Agency, he served as Associate Commissioner for Health Affairs. His experience extends from pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumer products, and foods, to occupational chemicals and environmental contaminants. He has served on the National Research Council's Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, and on 30 Boards and Committees of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine, including the Committees that produced the seminal works Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process (1983), and Science and Decisions -- Advancing Risk Assessment (2009). He has nearly 150 scientific publications and he has received honorary awards from three professional societies for his contributions to toxicology and risk analysis. He is author of the widely-used book of popular science, Calculated Risks, now in its second edition, published by Cambridge University Press.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781463623951
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 406
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: A Novel of Berkeley in the Sixties
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 146362395X
  • Publisher Date: 21 Sep 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 21 mm
  • Weight: 589 gr


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