Dora: 6 SCIENTISTS WHO WERE KILLED BY THEIR OWN SCIENCE Jesse William Lazear American medic Jesse William Lazear proved beyond doubt that yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitoes—by letting one of the disease-carrying mosquitoes bite him. He died, proving his theory right. Franz Reichelt An Austrian French tailor who in 1912 confidently attempted to test his elaborate new parachute suit by jumping from the Eiffel Tower while wearing it (he was supposed to use a dummy). Plummeted to his death. Daniel Alcides Carrión García Peruvian medical student Carrión was determined to investigate Carrion’s disease. Of course, it wasn’t called Carrion’s disease then. It got that name after he injected himself with blood drawn from the warts of a victim, and died. Edwin Katskee A doctor who in 1936 wanted to know why cocaine—then used as an anesthetic—had negative side effects. Injected himself with a ton of it, spent the night scrawling notes on the walls of his office in increasingly illegible handwriting, then died. Carl Wilhelm Scheele A genius Swedish chemist who discovered many elements—including oxygen, barium and chlorine—but had a habit of tasting each of his new discoveries. Died in 1786 of exposure to substances including lead, hydrofluoric acid and arsenic. Clement Vallandigham A lawyer who pioneered an early kind of forensic science. Defending an accused murderer, he proved that the supposed victim could have accidentally shot himself...by accidentally shooting himself. He died, but his client was found not guilty.

6 SCIENTISTS WHO WERE KILLED BY THEIR OWN SCIENCE Jesse William Lazear American medic Jesse William Lazear proved beyond doubt that yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitoes—by letting one of the disease-carrying mosquitoes bite him. He died, proving his theory right. Franz Reichelt An Austrian French tailor who in 1912 confidently attempted to test his elaborate new parachute suit by jumping from the Eiffel Tower while wearing it (he was supposed to use a dummy). Plummeted to his death. Daniel Alcides Carrión García Peruvian medical student Carrión was determined to investigate Carrion’s disease. Of course, it wasn’t called Carrion’s disease then. It got that name after he injected himself with blood drawn from the warts of a victim, and died. Edwin Katskee A doctor who in 1936 wanted to know why cocaine—then used as an anesthetic—had negative side effects. Injected himself with a ton of it, spent the night scrawling notes on the walls of his office in increasingly illegible handwriting, then died. Carl Wilhelm Scheele A genius Swedish chemist who discovered many elements—including oxygen, barium and chlorine—but had a habit of tasting each of his new discoveries. Died in 1786 of exposure to substances including lead, hydrofluoric acid and arsenic. Clement Vallandigham A lawyer who pioneered an early kind of forensic science. Defending an accused murderer, he proved that the supposed victim could have accidentally shot himself...by accidentally shooting himself. He died, but his client was found not guilty.

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