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Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science
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4 out of 5
Based on 23 Ratings and 23 Reviews

Book Description
Phineas Gage was truly a man with a hole in his head. Phineas, a railroad construction foreman, was blasting rock near Cavendish, Vermont, in 1848 when a thirteen-pound iron rod was shot through his brain. Miraculously, he survived to live another eleven years and become a textbook case in brain science. At the time, Phineas Gage seemed to completely recover from his accident. He could walk, talk,... More
Book Information
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Company
BindingHardcover (10 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages96
ISBN-10B001NXDT60
Publication Date03/25/2002
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About John Fleischman (Author) : John Fleischman is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of John Fleischman include Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science, Black and White Airmen:... more
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