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Cantor's Dilemma

(1989)
(The first book in the Science-in-Fiction series)
A novel by Carl Djerassi

When Professor Isidore Cantor reveals his latest breakthrough in cancer research, his promising research fellow, Dr. Jeremiah Stafford, has only to conduct the experiment and win Cantor the Nobel prize. But how far will Stafford go to guarantee the results? Carl Djerassi draws from his career as a world-famous scientist to describe the fierce competition driving scientific superstars in this gripping novel.

Genre: Literary Fiction

Praise for this book

"A brilliant tale of the morals and politics of contemporary science. Exciting, moving, and brilliantly written." - Iris Murdoch

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Used availability for Carl Djerassi's Cantor's Dilemma

Hardback Editions

September 1989 : USA Hardback

Title: Cantor's Dilemma
Author(s): Carl Djerassi
ISBN: 0-385-26183-7 / 978-0-385-26183-8 (USA edition)
Publisher: Doubleday
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Paperback Editions

May 1991 : UK Paperback

Title: Cantor's Dilemma
Author(s): Carl Djerassi
ISBN: 0-7088-4557-6 / 978-0-7088-4557-8 (UK edition)
Publisher: Sphere
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March 1991 : UK Paperback

Title: Cantor's Dilemma
Author(s): Carl Djerassi
ISBN: 0-14-014359-9 / 978-0-14-014359-1 (UK edition)
Publisher: Penguin
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April 1990 : UK Paperback

Title: Cantor's Dilemma
Author(s): Carl Djerassi
ISBN: 0-356-19050-1 / 978-0-356-19050-1 (UK edition)
Publisher: Macdonald
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Kindle Editions

November 2012 : USA, Canada Kindle edition

Title: Cantor's Dilemma
Author(s): Carl Djerassi
Publisher: Doubleday
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