Eric Lax is the author of "Woody Allen, A Biography" and "Life and Death on 10 West," both "New York Times" Notable Books. His work has appeared in "The New York Times Magazine," "Vanity Fair," "Life," "The Atlantic Monthly," and "Esquire" as well as many other magazines and newspapers. He lives with his wife and two sons in Los Angeles.
"This is a fascinating history of penicillin that puts the work of
Alexander Fleming into perspective and gives proper credit to
Howard Florey and his colleagues at Oxford who actually developed
the antibiotic and made it the most important medical discovery of
the 20th century. But Eric Lax, a great biographer, has done more
than that. He has written a compelling narrative, filled with
colorful personalities, that reveals how science really works. He
shows the collaboration and the competitiveness, the selfless
efforts and financial incentives, the brilliance, rivalries,
ambitions, jealousies and, yes, the dedicated heroism that all
combine in a quest for glory and the Nobel Prize as well as for
saving lives." -Walter Isaacson
""The Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat" is the engrossing story of the
true Mother of All Antibiotics. This is a wonderful book, not
merely about science, but the remarkably human process of
discovery."--Scott Turow
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