How Aspirin Entered Our Medicine Cabinet
Authors: Rooney, Steven M., Campbell, JN
Free Preview- Outlines the story of one of the most common medicinesDescribes the complex relationship between conflict and scientific discoveryComments on the relationship between chemical theory and medical applications
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This brief traces the story of one of our most common medicines – aspirin. On a journey involving science, diverse characters, shady business deals, innovative advertising and good old-fashioned luck, Rooney and Campbell describe how aspirin was developed and marketed on a global scale. Starting at the beginning of the twentieth century, the authors explain the use of aspirin during the First World War, the development of competition drugs such as ibuprofen during the interwar years, and the application of aspirin to heart disease in the 1950s and 1960s. On a broader level, Rooney and Campbell show that the development of America’s modern pharmaceuticals was a complex weaving of chemistry and mass culture. They argue that aspirin’s story provides a way to understand the application of complex chemical formulas in medical results. This brief is of interest to historians of chemistry and medicine as well as the general educated reader.
- About the authors
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Steven M. Rooney taught AP Chemistry at The Episcopal School of Dallas for thirteen years. After starting his career in research, he believed fervently in getting students interested in science by showing them how to think for themselves. Steven received an M.S. in chemistry from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. As an independent scholar, he lives in Dallas with his wife Teri, and their small parrot, Gypsy.
J.N. Campbell is an independent scholar whose interests include, twentieth century mass culture, and the vast swath that is, World History. He received his M.A. in History from the University of Kentucky, and an M.A. from the Parsons School of Design. A native Texan, he lives in Houston.
- Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Aspirin’s Space
Pages 1-3
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Aspirin and the Chemistry Laboratory
Pages 5-17
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Aspirin and the Medicine Cabinet, Part I
Pages 19-32
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Aspirin and the Medicine Cabinet, Part II
Pages 33-45
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Aspirin and the Doctor’s Office
Pages 47-54
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- How Aspirin Entered Our Medicine Cabinet
- Authors
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- Steven M. Rooney
- JN Campbell
- Series Title
- History of Chemistry
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-54615-5
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-54615-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-54614-8
- Series ISSN
- 2212-991X
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 62
- Number of Illustrations
- 5 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
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