Adrenaline

Brian B. Hoffman

“The most complete and detailed book ever written on Adrenaline. Hoffman presents a fascinating account of the history—from the earliest days of its discovery to its most recent clinical and therapeutic developments.”—Edmond H. Fischer, Winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

“Adrenaline has long captured the attention of all flavors of physicians, biologists, and storytellers. Now, happily, Brian Hoffman has captured the complete ‘biography of adrenaline’ in substantial detail. The story and science are delivered with just enough—but not too much—technical detail, and numerous vignettes make it a very human read.”—Alfred Gilman, winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

“Hoffman has done a beautiful job of integrating the story of scientific discovery with commercial application, demonstrating the ways in which this is truly a circular process with both discovery and application happening in both industry and academia, rather than the way it is often viewed as a simple matter of companies ‘scaling up’ discoveries in university laboratories.”—Carla C. Keirns, M.D., Ph.D., Stony Brook University, author of Measured Breath: A Short History of Asthma