The Blue Death
by Robert D. Morris · first published 2007
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With the keen eyes of a scientist and the sensibilities of a seasoned writer, Dr. Robert Morris chronicles the fascinating and at times frightening story of our drinking water. His gripping narrative vividly recounts the epidemics that have shaken cities and nations, the scientists who reached into the invisible and emerged with controversial truths that would save millions of lives, and the economic and political forces that opposed these researchers in a ferocious war of ideas.In the gritty world of nineteenth-century England, amid the ravages of cholera, Morris introduces John Snow, the phy
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…take my chances with municipal "processed water" than put myself at risk from cholera or other water borne maladies that we more or less eradicated over the past 120 years. I thoroughly recommend "The Blue Death: The Intriguing Past and Present Danger of the Water You Drink" by Dr. Robert Morris [0]. Kinda feels like these quacks need to be reminded of the life and death lottery our water supply used to be. [0]:…
on “Unfiltered Fervor: The Rush to Get Off the Water Grid” ↗These are the books I found there: * The Blue Death, http://www.amazon.com/The-Blue-Death-Disease-Disaster/dp/B00... * Principles of Neural Science (a canonical textbook) * Immunobiology * Genome
on “Bill Gates: AMA on Reddit” ↗…global scale, wouldn't weather and chemistry seem like a decent place to start? Consider immunobiology and agriculture. Also: I know it's a cheap shot, but I had a good laugh when I saw a book called "The Blue Death" on his shelf.
on “Bill Gates: AMA on Reddit” ↗