Breakthrough!
Author | : Jim Murphy |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2015-12-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780547821887 |
ISBN-13 | : 0547821883 |
Rating | : 4/5 (883 Downloads) |
Download or read book Breakthrough! written by Jim Murphy and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1944 a groundbreaking operation repaired the congenital heart defect known as blue baby syndrome. The operation's success brought the surgeon Alfred Blalock international fame and paved the way for open-heart surgery. But the technique had been painstakingly developed by Vivien Thomas, Blalock's African American lab assistant, who stood behind Blalock in the operating room to give him step-by-step instructions. The stories of this medical and social breakthrough and the lives of Thomas, Blalock, and their colleague Dr. Helen Taussig are intertwined in this compelling nonfiction narrative.