Their leader, Dr Henry Dawson, dying of Myasthenia Gravis (MG) with deadly bulbar nerve involvement.
By the end , his MG crisis were ever more frequent and he was reduced to working out of a wheelchair, with oxygen assist.
WWI poison gas and too much time in damp trenches hadn't helped his lungs now threatened by bulbar nerve failings.
His foot and shoulder had also been severely wounded in the war, resulting in months spent in hospitals recovering.
Lessons for climate saving un-superheroes from Janus Manhattan '45. The MANHATTAN nuclear PROJECT worked against Nature, causing (rather than preventing) environmental disaster. The MANHATTAN penicillin PROJECT worked with Nature, giving humanity a lasting boon.
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Saturday, September 6, 2014
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