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Masked Hero: How Wu Lien-teh Invented the Mask That Ended an Epidemic

Shan Woo Liu

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How do you end an epidemic?
More than a hundred years before COVID-19, a deadly pneumonic plague was sweeping through Northeast China, and Dr. Wu Lien-teh bravely stepped in to help with ideas of his own.

Growing up in Malaysia, Lien-teh had always loved science and wanted to be a doctor. His studies took him around the world, and in 1910, he brought his expertise to China to fight the plague. He promoted measures that will be familiar to readers today--including encouraging people to wear a face covering he designed from layers of cloth and gauze: the first version of the N95 mask.

Lien-teh faced opposition and discrimination, but his trailblazing methods prevailed and continue to keep us safe now. Masked Hero, written by Wu Lien-teh's great-granddaughter Shan Woo Liu and charmingly illustrated by Lisa Wee, celebrates the little-known history of the N95 mask, the story of the hero who devised it, and the small acts we can perform to keep our communities safe.

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Edition:: First edition 2023

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ISBN10:: 1536234540

ISBN13:: 9781536234541

kindle Asin:: B0BX659J6Z

Masked Hero: How Wu Lien-teh Invented the Mask That Ended an Epidemic

Shan Woo Liu

4.06/5 (53 ratings)

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How do you end an epidemic?
More than a hundred years before COVID-19, a deadly pneumonic plague was sweeping through Northeast China, and Dr. Wu Lien-teh bravely stepped in to help with ideas of his own.

Growing up in Malaysia, Lien-teh had always loved science and wanted to be a doctor. His studies took him around the world, and in 1910, he brought his expertise to China to fight the plague. He promoted measures that will be familiar to readers today--including encouraging people to wear a face covering he designed from layers of cloth and gauze: the first version of the N95 mask.

Lien-teh faced opposition and discrimination, but his trailblazing methods prevailed and continue to keep us safe now. Masked Hero, written by Wu Lien-teh's great-granddaughter Shan Woo Liu and charmingly illustrated by Lisa Wee, celebrates the little-known history of the N95 mask, the story of the hero who devised it, and the small acts we can perform to keep our communities safe.

Format:: Kindle Edition

Pages:: pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:: First edition 2023

Language:

ISBN10:: 1536234540

ISBN13:: 9781536234541

kindle Asin:: B0BX659J6Z

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