Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science
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An ALA Notable Children’s Book and Best Book for Young Adults
Guggenheim Fellow John Fleischman separates fact from legend in this delightfully gruesome tale about Phineas Gage, the man with the hole in his skull.
In 1848, Phineas Gage was just a normal man in Cavendish, Vermont, working as a railroad construction foreman when a thirteenpound iron rod shot through his brain. Defying all expectations, he went on to live another eleven years.
His miraculous recovery couldn’t hide the fact t...
Guggenheim Fellow John Fleischman separates fact from legend in this delightfully gruesome tale about Phineas Gage, the man with the hole in his skull.
In 1848, Phineas Gage was just a normal man in Cavendish, Vermont, working as a railroad construction foreman when a thirteenpound iron rod shot through his brain. Defying all expectations, he went on to live another eleven years.
His miraculous recovery couldn’t hide the fact t...



