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Alice Stewart is a British epidemiologist who revolutionized the concept of radiation risk.

Alice Stewart is a British epidemiologist who revolutionized the concept of radiation risk. Yet her controversial work lies at the center of a political storm and so has only relatively recently Dr. Alice Stewart is a British epidemiologist who revolutionized the concept of radiation risk.

Gayle Greene should be held in the highest esteem for the eloquent presentation of Alice Stewart's quest for truth. Gayle Greene's writing abilities are able to give you the sense of Dr. Stewart's anguish and frustration. Her writing is crisp and unencumbered, and it hold the reader's interest into the life of this feisty, humorous, brilliant woman. The Woman Who Knew Too Much is a classic example of the control of information which the public direly needs, but which is buried and censored. This book, though written several years ago, is as pertinent as if it were published yesterday, and it should be read by all who are interested in the welfare of humanity.

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Gayle Greene's biography attempts to tell this story, primarily on the basis of interviews with Stewart and, to a. .The origin of food faddism is traced back to Elisha Perkins who in 1796 discovered the "secret of perpetual good health. It might be said that he was the first great American quack.

Gayle Greene's biography attempts to tell this story, primarily on the basis of interviews with Stewart and, to a lesser extent, her colleagues and friends. Do you want to read the rest of this article? Request full-text. Since that time, many others have come into prominence. The book does not try to catalogue fully every quack or faddist but merely to give the reader an informative glimpse into this overpopulated field.

Alice Stewart and the Secrets of Radiation.

Two decades later--when she was in her seventies--she again astounded the scientific world with a study showing that the . nuclear weapons industry is about twenty times more dangerous than safety regulations permit. This finding put her at the center of the international controversy over radiation risk. Gayle Greene is Professor of Women's Studies and Literature, Scripps College. Alice Stewart and the Secrets of Radiation. University of Michigan Press.

Stewart had discovered that a small amount of radiation to an unborn child . The Woman Who Knew Too Much: Alice Stewart and the Secrets of Radiation

Stewart had discovered that a small amount of radiation to an unborn child could double the child's chances for leukemia and cancer. In the 1960s, Sternglass studied the effect of nuclear fallout on infants and children The Woman Who Knew Too Much: Alice Stewart and the Secrets of Radiation. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. p. 114. ISBN 0-472-08783-5.

The reason people don’t believe in radiation is, it’s out of sight, out of mind-then, twenty or thirty years later, someone drops dead.

Book Description: The Woman Who Knew Too Muchilluminates the life and achievements of the remarkable woman scientist who revolutionized the concept of radiation risk. Who were Alice Stewart and George Kneale to go up against this Goliath? It pushed her, as she says, to think about the situation. The reason people don’t believe in radiation is, it’s out of sight, out of mind-then, twenty or thirty years later, someone drops dead. We are dealing with something so imperceptible to the senses and with such late effects-sometimes third and fourth generation effects-that we are very far from solving the mystery. Gayle Greene's ''Woman Who Knew Too Much'' seeks to trace Stewart's unconventional approach in investigating the effects of man-made radiation

Alice Stewart and the Secrets of Radiation. Gayle Greene's ''Woman Who Knew Too Much'' seeks to trace Stewart's unconventional approach in investigating the effects of man-made radiation. It provides some shrewd insights into her personality and methodology. 'They might have a memory of something prenatal that the doctors might have.

The author of several books, including The Woman Who Knew Too Much: Alice Stewart and the Secrets of Radiation and Insomniac, she is at work on a book about the encroachment of so-called "reform" upon higher education. In the public schools, it’s been 1984 for quite awhile. Gayle Greene - April 8, 2017. POPULAR Nermeen Shaikh - October 18, 2019.

Gayle Greene is Professor of Literature and Women's Studies at Scripps College, Claremont California. She has published books on Shakespeare, women writers, and scientific issues. Her most recent books are Doris Lessing: The Poetics of Change and The Woman Who Knew Too Much: Alice Stewart and the Secrets of Radiation.