Paperback / softback. New. ISBN 0595407315 9780595407316 [GB]

ISBN10: 0595407315, ISBN13: 9780595407316, [publisher: iUniverse, Inc.] Softcover
[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]

ISBN10: 0595407315, ISBN13: 9780595407316, [publisher: Iuniverse] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - How does the body work This question has intrigued and occupied mankind since soothsayers first peered into animal entrails. From the primitive medicine of ancient Egypt to the mind-boggling achievements of modern laboratories, the healing craft has been a fascinating part of man's progress. Explorers of the Body is a history of medicine told through lively stories of the men and women who made the great breakthroughs in our understanding of human physiology: Edward Jenner, Gregor Mendel, Marie Curie, Jonas Salk, William Harvey, Louis Pasteur, Joseph Lister, and many others. 'Explorers of the Body is an exceptionally good book, both amusing and educational.' -Isaac Bashevis Singer 'Lots of good medical lore-and juicy.' -Kirkus Reviews 'The author has accomplished a tour de force.' -Nature 'An engrossing account of the medical milestones upon which 20th Century medicine is based.' -Library Journal 'Factual accounts often stranger and more dramatic than fiction.Among the many lively anecdotes is the story of the unusual collaboration between bacteriologist-writer Paul de Kruif and Sinclair Lewis, which produced the latter's prize-winning novel Arrowsmith.' -Publishers Weekly
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