Description: How one woman's determination saved millions of lives- an extraordinary memoir from the Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine Katalin Karik began life as a butcher's daughter in post-war Communist Hungary- a hand-to-mouth existence in a single-room house of clay and straw with no running water. Breaking Through is her extraordinary memoir of how she achieved her dream of becoming a scientist, first in Hungary and then in the USA, and pursued her belief - despite so many telling her not to - that an elusive molecule could transform our ability to prevent disease. For three decades she worked in obscurity, battling cockroaches in a windowless lab, enduring demotion, the derision of her colleagues, even threats of deportation. But in 2020, Karik 's vision was spectacularly vindicated when her work led to the production of the vaccines that brought an end to the pandemic. As frank, wise and fearless as Karik herself, Breaking Through is a remarkable story of tenacity, friendship and loyalty, and one woman's unshakeable commitment to her values.
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EAN: 9781847928252
UPC: 9781847928252
ISBN: 9781847928252
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Format: Hardback, 336 pages
Author: Katalin Karikó
Book Title: Breaking Through: My Life In Science by Katalin Ka
Item Height: 3.2 cm
Item Length: 22.2 cm
Item Weight: 0.38 kg
Item Width: 14.4 cm
Language: Eng
Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd
