ISBN10: 081223913X, ISBN13: 9780812239133, [publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press] Hardcover
[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]

ISBN10: 081223913X, ISBN13: 9780812239133, [publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia] Hardcover First Edition First printing. A fine, fresh, unused copy in equally fine dust jacket. Interesting fore-edge illustration of Franklin. Hardcover. 379 pp. with index, illustrations. Among his many accomplishments, Benjamin Franklin ws instrumental in founding the first major civilian hospital and medical school in the American colonies; studied the efficacy of smallpox innoculation, and even investigated the causes of the common cold. The author examines how Franklin approached medicine in the spirit of the Enlightenment and with the mindset of a natural philosopher, seeking cures for diseases and methods of alleviating symptoms.
[Bordentown, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]
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Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, Date: 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First printing. A fine, fresh, unused copy in equally fine dust jacket. Interesting fore-edge illustration of Franklin. Hardcover. 379 pp. with index, illustrations. Among his many accomplishments, Benjamin Franklin ws instrumental in founding the first major civilian hospital and medical school in the American colonies; studied the efficacy of smallpox innoculation, and even investigated the causes of the common cold. The author examines how Franklin approached medicine in the spirit of the Enlightenment and with the mindset of a natural philosopher, seeking cures for diseases and methods of alleviating symptoms. 2006. University of Pennsylvania Press ISBN 081223913x 9780812239133 [US]

Hardback. New. Stanley Finger uncovers the instrumental role that Benjamin Franklin-scientist, inventor, publisher, and statesman-played in the development of the healing arts, giving preventive and bedside medicine, hospital care, and even personal hygiene a modern look that changed the face of medical care in both America and Europe. ISBN 081223913x 9780812239133 [GB]