Breakthrough! : How Three People Saved “Blue Babies” and Changed Medicine Forever
In 1944, a groundbreaking operation repaired the congenital heart defect known as blue baby syndrome. The operation’s success brought the surgeon Alfred Blalock international fame and paved the way for open-heart surgery. But the technique had been painstakingly developed by Vivien Thomas, Blalock’s African American lab assistant, who stood behind Blalock in the operating room to give him step-by-step instructions.
Ages: 7-12
ISBN: 9780547821832
Price: $18.99
Published by: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers
