The Story of Medicine: From Bloodletting to Biotechnology - Rilegato

Dobson, Mary

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ISBN 10: 1780879083 ISBN 13: 9781780879086

Casa editrice: Quercus Publishing, 2013

Riassunto

In The Story of Medicine, esteemed medical historian Mary Dobson charts the ways in which we have fought with disease and injury over several millennia - from the 'humours' of Hippocrates to Edward Jenner and the eradication of smallpox; and from Florence Nightingale's nursing reforms to Crick and Watson's DNA chain. Richly illustrated with paintings, illustrations and photographs, this volume is filled with the trauma as well as the triumph of medical science: including the pain of the surgeon's knife in the centuries before anaesthetics, the body-snatchers of the nineteenth century and the realities of battlefield surgery. Moving and revealing, here is a fascinating study of the glorious - and sometimes dangerous - pursuit of medical science.

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L'autore:

Mary Dobson is an historian of medicine and an expert in the history of tropical and infectious diseases. She is the author of numerous books and articles ranging from academic titles to popular science and history, including Disease: The Extraordinary Stories Behind History's Deadliest Killers (Quercus). She has held a number of prestigious Research Fellowships and was Director of the Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine and Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

Medical science encompasses some of the greatest of all human endeavours and achievements over the past few thousand years. Its story spans ancient times to the present day, covers both Western and Eastern approaches to treatment, and forms a sweeping narrative of humanity's quest to combat disease and death. In The Story of Medicine, medical historian Mary Dobson charts the ways in which we have tried to understand the causes of diseases and prevent their toll. Pivotal moments in medical history are told with insight and understanding - from the 'humours' of Hippocrates to the identification of 'germs' by Pasteur and Koch; Jenner's first vaccine to the eventual eradication of smallpox; Florence Nightingale's nursing reforms; and Crick and Watson's molecular structure of DNA. Richly illustrated with paintings, engravings and photographs, this volume is filled with the trauma as well as the triumphs of medical advancement, from the agony of the surgeon's knife in the centuries before anaesthetics, to the very latest medical interventions, drugs and vaccines in the modern era. Moving the revealing, here is a fascinating study of the glorious - and sometimes dangerous - pursuit of medical science.

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• Editore: Quercus Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1780879083
• ISBN 13: 9781780879086
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 240