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| Titre : | Breakthrough!: How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine Saved Millions and Changed Our View of the World |
| Auteurs : | Jon Queijo |
| Type de document : | document électronique |
| Editeur : | [S.l.] : Pearson Education, Limited, 2010 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-13-713748-0 |
| Index. décimale : | 610.72 (Recherche m├®dicale : classer la m├®decine exp├®rimentale ├á 619) |
| Résumé : |
"Review""This very well-written, cogent, and accessible book by freelance writer Queijo will be an important resource, especially for a lay audience. Each of the ten medical discoveries mentioned in the title is really a chapter delimiting the history of medicine. Chapters range from The Worlds First Physician: Hippocrates and the Discovery of Medicine to A Return to Tradition: The Rediscovery of Alternative Medicine. This book deserves a very wide readership. Especially useful for general readers, it also will be applicable in undergraduate education across a surprising range of disciplines."" Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower- and upper-level undergraduates, general readers, and researchers/faculty. Reprinted with permission from CHOICE, copyright by the American Library Association. Product Description""A wonderfully clear account of the great moments in medicine and a powerful reminder of the possibility of improvement in the fight against illness.""┬á -ÔÇôMatt Ridley, author of Genome 10 World-Changing Revolutions in Medicine...and the Remarkable Human Discoveries That Made Them Possible ÔÇó┬á┬á┬á┬á The unforgettable life-or-death stories behind antibiotics, vaccines, DNA, X-rays, and more ÔÇó┬á┬á┬á┬á What happened, how it happened, and what it means to you today ÔÇó┬á┬á┬á┬á A colorful cast of characters whose discoveries were often driven not only by personal tragedy, curiosity, and hard work, but petty bickering, dumb luck, and a healthy dose of humor ÔÇó┬á┬á┬á┬á For anyone interested in science, medicine, and beyond... Why are you alive right now? Chances are, you owe your life to one of the remarkable medical discoveries in this book. Maybe it was vaccines. Or antibiotics. Or X-rays. Revolutionary medical breakthroughs like these havenÔÇÖt just changed the way we treat disease, theyÔÇÖve transformed how we understand ourselves and the world we live in. In _Breakthrough!_, Jon Queijo tells the hidden stories behind 10 of historyÔÇÖs most amazing medical discoveries. This isnÔÇÖt dry history: These are life-and-death mysteries uncovered, tales of passionate, often-mocked individuals who stood their ground and were proven right. From germs to genetics, the ancient Hippocrates to the cutting edge, these are stories that have changed the worldÔÇôand, quite likely, saved your life.┬á " |
