Haven’t watched it yet, but there’s also a new documentary called “Hilleman” who was a leading American microbiologist who and developed over 40 vaccines, estimated to save 8 million lives each year. There’s a biography as well. He grew up in poverty on a farm in Montana, one of 8 children and apparently had an “interesting” personality: “Hilleman was a forceful man who was at the same time modest in his claims. None of his vaccines or discoveries are named after him. He ran his laboratory like a military unit, and he was the one in command. For a time, he kept a row of “shrunken heads” (actually fakes made by one of his children) in his office as trophies that represented each of his fired employees. He used profanity and tirades freely to drive his arguments home, and once, famously, refused to attend a mandatory “charm school” course intended to make Merck middle managers more civil. His subordinates were fiercely loyal to him.” [source: wikipedia].
Haven’t watched it yet, but there’s also a new documentary called “Hilleman” who was a leading American microbiologist who and developed over 40 vaccines, estimated to save 8 million lives each year. There’s a biography as well. He grew up in poverty on a farm in Montana, one of 8 children and apparently had an “interesting” personality: “Hilleman was a forceful man who was at the same time modest in his claims. None of his vaccines or discoveries are named after him. He ran his laboratory like a military unit, and he was the one in command. For a time, he kept a row of “shrunken heads” (actually fakes made by one of his children) in his office as trophies that represented each of his fired employees. He used profanity and tirades freely to drive his arguments home, and once, famously, refused to attend a mandatory “charm school” course intended to make Merck middle managers more civil. His subordinates were fiercely loyal to him.” [source: wikipedia].
I watched the documentary today with roommates on your recommendation and enjoyed it!