On the night of Monday, November 1, 1920, Canadian surgeon Frederick Banting woke up with a start. He sat up in bed and reached for the notebook on his bedside table. He wrote down the thought that had come to him. In the dream, he had solved a medical problem that had almost driven scientists crazy.
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On the night of Monday, November 1, 1920, Canadian surgeon Frederick Banting woke up with a start. He sat up in bed and reached for the notebook on his bedside table. He wrote down the thought that had come to him. In the dream, he had solved a medical problem that had almost driven scientists crazy.