RT Journal
A1 Molitor SC
T1 Prize fight: The race and the rivalry to be the first in science
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD December 5
VO 308
IS 21
SP 2282
OP 2283
DO 10.1001/jama.308.21.2282-b
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.308.21.2282-b
AB 
The past century has witnessed many important scientific and medical discoveries, including the discovery and use of insulin as a treatment for type 1 diabetes, the development of the polio vaccine, and the identification of the HIV retrovirus that causes AIDS. Aside from the importance of these discoveries to the practice of medicine and to the benefit of humanity, these and many other discoveries also share a common trait: the controversies regarding which scientists ultimately deserved credit. In his new book, radiologist Morton Meyers provides a riveting, thorough, and entertaining account about the attribution of credit for important scientific discoveries.