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Thomas Hager
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PUBLISHED: Sep.06.2008

The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World

ABOUT THIS BOOK A sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the discovery that changed billions of lives—including your own. At the dawn of the twentieth century, humanity was facing global disaster. Mass starvation, long predicted for the fast-growing population, was about to become a reality. A call went out to the world’s scientists to find a solution. This is...

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PUBLISHED: Mar.30.2008

Linus Pauling: Scientist and Peacemaker

A mosaic sketch of the twentieth century's leading chemist, and the only person to win two unshared Nobel Prizes, comprised of excerpts from his writings and original commentary.

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PUBLISHED: Sep.01.2006

The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazis Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search for the World's First Mirac

The Nazis discovered it. The Allies won the war with it. It conquered diseases, changed laws, and single-handedly launched the era of antibiotics. This incredible discovery was sulfa, the first antibiotic. In The Demon Under the Microscope, Thomas Hager chronicles the dramatic history of the drug that shaped modern medicine. Sulfa saved millions of lives—among them those of Winston...

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PUBLISHED: Apr.23.1998

Linus Pauling and the Chemistry of Life

A young reader's (middle school/high school) biography of Linus Pauling, the great American chemist and only winner of two unshared Nobel Prizes.

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Mar.03.2009 - 4:05 pm

Al Gore, George Will, Linus Pauling, Global Warming -- and me

Here's an entry I posted at http://www.thinhouse.net -- where all future blogs by me will appear. Please check out ThinHouse, our family project in sustainable living. Tom ...

Jan.21.2009 - 8:30 pm

Too many ideas

My problem is not that I can't come up with an idea for a book. My problem is that I come up with too many. EVERY DAY for the past several weeks I've had a brainstorm or two. At...

Jan.14.2009 - 3:37 pm

Nice to Get Noticed

Now that the eggnog-hazed Holidaze have passed, it comes to mind that "The Alchemy of Air," my latest book, actually made it to a few "best of" lists. These...

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The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazis Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search for the World's First Mirac

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"This is a grand story, and Mr. Hager tells it well. . . . One can easily imagine 'The Demon Under the Microscope,' like 'Microbe Hunters' before it, inspiring in young,...

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Author of six books and scores of feature articles on science and medicine.

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Thomas Hager
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