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Examines the electric bulb, an invention that ultimately led to new uses of electricity.
Examines the life of the noted anthropologist who worked to help people all over the world understand each other's cultures.
A biography of Henry Ford. This book is part of a series which is designed to encourage understanding of the business world. It looks at the entrepreneurs behind businesses that are household names, their ideas and inspirations, and how they made them work.
The biography of the first woman doctor in Italy who developed an innovative method of educating young children that has gained wide acceptance throughout the world.
Pictorial travelogue through Scotland which includes pastoral scenes, landscapes and castle ruins along Wade's military roads.
One of the advertising world's all-time greats--the first woman president of an advertising agency and the first woman CEO of a company on the New York Stock Exchange--tells her riveting story. 36 photos.
Examines the life and accomplishments of the speech teacher whose study of sound and the human voice led to his invention of the telephone.
This is the first book to address all aspects of the biology of autoantibodies in a single volume, including a discussion of immunology, experimental models, clinical aspects, and the use of autoantibodies as probes in molecular and cellular biology. The editor, currently professor at the W.M. Keck Autoimmune Disease Center of The Scripps Research Institute, has assembled an all-star team of authors to report on the latest research, technologies, and applications. Following an introductory chapter, the book goes on to cover such topics as cellular mechanisms of autoantibody production, clinical and diagnostic usefulness in human disease, and animal models used to study the elicitation of autoantibodies. The whole is rounded off with a look at future perspectives. With its comprehensive coverage, this volume will appeal not only to immunologists and clinicians but also to cell and molecular biologists.
From the Foreword: [An] astounding book . . . put simply, there is no doubt that autoimmune diseases are on the rise and increasing environmental exposures of toxins and chemicals is fueling this rise.--Dr. Douglas Kerr, Director, Johns Hopkins Transverse Myelitis Center.