One of the most daring experiments by the US government occurred during the 1930's, according to author Susan Quinn, that?s when FDR and other idealists approved - furiously improvised programs to get the unemployed back to work. In her book, Furious Improvisation: How the WPA and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art Out of Desperate Times - she brings to life the politics and the idealism behind this effort. Dr. Benard Lown is most noted for receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for co-founding the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, which brought together over 150,000 doctors to help prevent nuclear proliferation. He is also, one of the founders of Physician for Social Responsibility and the innovator behind the defibrillator. He recaps his remarkable life in his memoir: A Doctor's Journey to End Nuclear Madness.

One of the most daring experiments by the US government occurred during the 1930's, according to author Susan Quinn, that?s when FDR and other idealists approved - furiously improvised programs to get the unemployed back to work. In her book, Furious Improvisation: How the WPA and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art Out of Desperate Times - she brings to life the politics and the idealism behind this effort. Dr. Benard Lown is most noted for receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for co-founding the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, which brought together over 150,000 doctors to help prevent nuclear proliferation. He is also, one of the founders of Physician for Social Responsibility and the innovator behind the defibrillator. He recaps his remarkable life in his memoir: A Doctor's Journey to End Nuclear Madness.