THE ICEPICK SURGEON BY SAM KEAN Crooked Dice or resorting to ship combat

or resorting to ship combat

six engines

at the snail vanguard

Baker turned spy for the French Secret Services

they discover the perils of learning too much…

THE ICEPICK SURGEON BY SAM KEAN Crooked Dice or resorting to ship combatFrom a New York Times bestselling author comes the gripping, untold history of science's darkest secrets, "a fascinating book [that] deserves a wide audience" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Science is a force for good in the worldat least usually. But sometimes, when obsession gets the better of scientists, they twist a noble pursuit into something sinister. Under this spell, knowledge isnt everything, its the only thingno matter the cost.