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This digital document is an article from Science and Its Times, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 702 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.The histories of science, technology, and mathematics merge with the study of humanities and social science in this interdisciplinary reference work. Essays on people, theories, discoveries, and concepts are combined with overviews, bibliographies of primary documents, and chronological elements to offer students a fascinating way to understand the impact of science on the course of human history and how science affects everyday life. Entries represent people and developments throughout the world, from about 2000 B.C. through the end of the twentieth century. ... Read more

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Recounts the life of the Canadian doctor who discovered the means of keeping the once fatal disease of diabetes under control. ... Read more

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Frederick Banting and the Discovery of Insulin is part of the series, Unlocking the Secrets of Science. This series profiles the achievers of the 20th century in the fields of science, medicine, and technology. Written especially for young adult readers, the series helps place each significant invention, discovery, or development in historical perspective while exploring the life of the person responsible for each breakthrough. No science fiction story even approximates the mystery and suspense contained in these true science biographies.

One of Canada's most renowned scientists, Frederick Banting is credited with the discovery of insulin. Early in his life, Banting saw suffering and wondered why doctors couldn't cure sick people. Banting knew he wanted to be a doctor; but he wanted to be a different kind of doctor. He didn't just want to help people feel better while they got sicker and sicker. He wanted to cure them.

In order to become a doctor, Frederick Banting would go against his family. In order to find a treatment for diabetes, he would go against the beliefs of some of the most educated men of his time. Before he succeeded, he would know poverty, hunger, and would lose the woman he loved. This is his story. ... Read more