Serafini lives up to his reputation as a hard-hitting, no-nonsense expose' journalist. In this book he takes the reader on a tour of the great chemists' long and controversial life, using interviews, personal correspondence and in-depth research. It is not a book that will be to the liking of everyone. He argues that Pauling unfairly devastated the career of the black scientists HermanBranson and the British scientist Dorothy Wrinch and failed miserably in his attempts to convince the medical world of the curative powers of vitamin C. He shows in great detail how Pauling was crushed in a lawsuit Pauling brought against William F. Buckley Jr. and the National Review magazine.
I had earlier criticized this book, but over time have become convinced that it was intended for the lay public rather than scientists. In this respect, the book does quite a good job
D.Davenportm Professor Emeritus
D.Davenportm Professor Emeritus
