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Phineas Gage : a gruesome but true story about brain science by John Fleischman, John Fleischman is a children's nonfiction book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Phineas Gage : a gruesome but true story about brain science about?

Phineas Gage was truly a man with a hole in his head. A railroad construction foreman, Phineas was blasting rock near Cavendish, Vermont, in 1848 when a thirteen-pound iron rod was shot through his brain. Miraculously, he survived another eleven years and became a textbook case in brain science. But he was forever changed by the accident, and what happened inside his brain will tell you a lot about how your brain works and what makes us who we are.

Who reads Phineas Gage : a gruesome but true story about brain science?

It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.

Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.

Author
John Fleischman, John Fleischman
Publisher
Boston: Houghton Mifflin
Published
2002
Language
EN
ISBN
9780756946562
Category
children's nonfiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Memoir, Medical
Rating
3.59 / 5 (2,358 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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