The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum
Worksheets
Interviews with the Author
Time Magazine - CSI: Jazz Age New York
Podcast: Science Friday with host Ira Flatow: Deborah Blum and the Poisoner's Handbook
Picking the Poison: The Story of Forensic Medicine - All Things Considered
Podcast: Scientific American - The Poisoner's Handbook: The Sinister Side of Chemistry
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| Alexander Gettler, right, and colleagues in the first toxicology laboratory of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, City of New York, in a photo from 1922 or 1923. |
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- Author Deborah Blum's Website
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- Albert O. Gettler Memorial