Memoir of a Thinking Radish: An Autobiography - Softcover

Medawar, Sir Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192820834 ISBN 13: 9780192820839

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1988

Synopsis

This fascinating volume presents the memoirs and reflections of Peter Medawar--the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and highly acclaimed author of Pluto's Republic, Aristotle to Zoos, and The Limits of Science. The image of man as a cross between Pascal's "thinking reed" and Falstaff's "forked radish," that Medawar invokes with the title to his autobiography, stems from his humble desire "not to claim for myself as an author any distinction more extravagant than membership of the human race." Yet in this incisive and witty memoir, Medawar reveals the events of an exceptional life, depicting his early days in Rio de Janeiro, his education at Oxford in the 1930s, the rewards and frustrations of his medical career, his musical education, his illnesses and recovery, his travels, and much more. This highly personal account illuminates the life of one of the most engaging and impressive men of our time.

About this title

About the Author:

About the Author:
The late Sir Peter Medawar, co-winner (with Sir Macfarlane Burnet) of the 1960 Nobel Prize for Medicine, wrote several other books, including Pluto's Republic and The Limits of Science.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0192820834
• ISBN 13: 9780192820839
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224