{"product_id":"9781250031709","title":"Electrified Sheep : Glass-eating Scientists, Nuking the Moon, and More Bizarre Experiments","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eElectrified Sheep\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Alex Boese\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pig Who Survived an Atomic Bomb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Psychologist Who Hid Beneath Beds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Founding Father Who Delivered Mouth-to-Mouth . . . to a Chicken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to some of the most weird and wonderful experiments ever conducted in the name of science. Alex Boese's \u003ci\u003eElectrified Sheep\u003c\/i\u003e is packed with eccentric characters, irrational obsessions, and extreme experiments. Watch as scientists attempt to nuke the moon, wince at the doctor who performs a self-appendectomy, and catch the faint whiff of singed wool from an electrified sheep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Packed with enough material to challenge any would-be science-fiction writer, and proves truth in a lab coat is stranger than fiction.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Boese, a historian of science, once again takes readers on a romp through some of the weirder detours on the road to scientific progress.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Delves into the extremes some will reach for the sake of science. . . . Boese reveals just how far some will go to appease their empirical curiosities.” —\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Electrified Sheep quite brilliantly explains some of the more bizarre experiments performed in the name of scientific discovery with lashings of intellectual humour and a surprising amount of quality storytelling.” —\u003ci\u003eChemistry World (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A strangely compelling look at some of the bizarre, outlandish and peculiar experiments that have been attempted in the name of science.” —\u003ci\u003ePenny Le Couteur, coauthor of Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Perfect summertime reading--preferably with a friend nearby who can be constantly interrupted with unsettling facts.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Mail (UK )\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Laugh-out-loud funny.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250031709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40626183078094,"sku":"9781250031709","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_8c77b0de-ff5a-4aa9-91ce-b42036240f97.jpg?v=1638670201","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250031709","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}