Reviews
'Review from other book by this author Carl Djerassi's scientific authorship of one of the most socially significant innovations of our time is well known. In this book, he examines the implications and social reception of the Pill with a combination of humanistic concern and careful socio-scientific analysis that is as rare as it is valuable.'Kenneth J Arrow, Nobel laureate in Economics, 1972'fascinating . . . entertaining'Redaktion Angewandte Chemie, 2002'It is attractively written, appealing to non-scientists as well as to chemists'Chemistry in Britain, January 2002'his essays are well worth reading' Nature 20/12/2001'To a degree almost totally foreign to scientists, Carl Djerassi has put himself and his science under the microscope. In the process, he ranges far afield from the social implications of this monumental synthesis of the birth control "Pill" to his most recent excursions into the expression of science in literature, with poetry, fiction and the drama as his media. Join this voyeuristic feast.'Joshua Lederberg, Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 1958, 'To a degree almost totally foreign to scientists, Carl Djerassi has puthimself and his science under the microscope. In the process, he ranges farafield from the social implications of this monumental synthesis of the birthcontrol "Pill" to his most recent excursions into the expression of science inliterature, with poetry, fiction and the drama as his media. Join thisvoyeuristic feast.'Joshua Lederberg, Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 1958, 'It is attractively written, appealing to non-scientists as well as to chemists'Chemistry in Britain, January 2002, 'To a degree almost totally foreign to scientists, Carl Djerassi has put himself and his science under the microscope. In the process, he ranges far afield from the social implications of this monumental synthesis of the birth control "Pill" to his most recent excursions into the expressionof science in literature, with poetry, fiction and the drama as his media. Join this voyeuristic feast.'Joshua Lederberg, Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 1958, 'Review from other book by this author Carl Djerassi's scientificauthorship of one of the most socially significant innovations of our time iswell known. In this book, he examines the implications and social reception ofthe Pill with a combination of humanistic concern and careful socio-scientificanalysis that is as rare as it is valuable.'Kenneth J Arrow, Nobel laureate in Economics, 1972, 'Review from other book by this author Carl Djerassi's scientific authorship of one of the most socially significant innovations of our time is well known. In this book, he examines the implications and social reception of the Pill with a combination of humanistic concern and carefulsocio-scientific analysis that is as rare as it is valuable.'Kenneth J Arrow, Nobel laureate in Economics, 1972
