Medical Firsts

Medical Firsts
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Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : 9780470313893
ISBN-13 : 0470313897
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Book Synopsis Medical Firsts by : Robert E. Adler

Download or read book Medical Firsts written by Robert E. Adler and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-04-21 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of medical discoveries-from the ancient Greeks to the present "Always help, or at least do no harm." Following this simple yet revolutionary idea, Hippocrates laid the foundation for modern medicine over two millennia ago. From the Hippocratic Oath to the human genome, from Pasteur's germ theory to the worldwide eradication of smallpox, Medical Firsts brings to life 2,500 years of medical advances and discoveries. Organized chronologically, the book describes each milestone in a vivid capsule history, making it a fascinating and wonderfully readable resource for anyone interested in medicine's past progress and future promise. Robert E. Adler, PhD (Santa Rosa, CA) has worked as a psychologist and science journalist. He writes about a wide variety of scientific and medical topics for New Scientist, Nature, and other publications and is the author of Science Firsts (0-471-40174-9).


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