A short history of medicine
Parker, Steve2019
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Immerse yourself in the history of medicine - a colourful story of skill, serendipity, trial and error, moments of genius, and dogged determination. From traditional Chinese medicine to today's sophisticated gene therapies and robotic surgery, A Short History of Medicine combines riveting storytelling and beautiful images, historical accounts and lucid explanations, to illuminate the story of medicine through time. Witness early, bloody, anaesthetic-free operations; see the first crude surgical instruments; trace the mapping of the circulatory system; follow the painstaking detective work that led to the decoding of the human genome; and understand the role that potions, cures, therapies, herbal medicines, and drugs have played in the human quest to tame and conquer disease, injury, and death. A Short History of Medicine is an engrossing illustrated history and tale of drama and discovery that celebrates the milestones of medical history across generations and cultures.
Main title:
A short history of medicine / Steve Parker.
Author:
Imprint:
London : DK, 2019.
Collation:
400 pages : illustrations (black and white), portraits ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Previously published in 2013 as "Kill or cure".Includes index and glossary.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Beliefs and traditions, to 900 -- The rise of scientific medicine, 900-1820 -- Medicine in the Industrial Age, 1820-1920 -- Modern medicine, 1920-2000 -- Genes and future dreams, 2000-present.
ISBN:
9780241379653
Dewey class:
610.9
Language:
English
BRN:
359409
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Health and Wellbeing | 610.9 PAR | Onloan - Due: 17 Oct 2024 |