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Phineas Gage, a gruesome but true story about brain science, by John Fleischman

eng

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biography

Phineas Gage

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1373321077

by John Fleischman

a gruesome but true story about brain science

In 1848 Vermont, railroad foreman Phineas Gage sat above a hole, preparing to blast through some granite when a 13-pound iron rod fell from his hands into the hole, triggering the explosion and sending the rod straight through Phineas' head. Thirty minutes after this terrible accident, Phineas sat on the steps of a hotel, patiently waiting for the town doctor to arrive. This extraordinary book tells the true story of one of the most remarkable accidents in human history. Listeners will not only be fascinated by all the gruesome details, but will also learn riveting information about how Phineas helped change the history of brain science

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