Curiosities in medicine : alphabetically / Sibylle Scholtz, Myriam Becker, Lee MacMorris, Achim Langenbucher.
This anthology is devoted to the curious side of Medical History. Carl Sagan said: "You have to know the past to understand the present." This collection of 80 short stories, written by experts in the field, inspires curiosity and provides a detailed look at the History of Medicine. It inv...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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2023.
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| Online Access: | Springer eBooks |
| Summary: | This anthology is devoted to the curious side of Medical History. Carl Sagan said: "You have to know the past to understand the present." This collection of 80 short stories, written by experts in the field, inspires curiosity and provides a detailed look at the History of Medicine. It investigates many topics, including ancient Egyptian knowledge, the fundamental importance of toothache and how it birthed Anesthesia, and why and when women were allowed to run marathons. The authors report on the background of rubber gloves, the stethoscope and the intraocular lens. Historically important biographies are included, such as those of Arthur Conan Doyle, Napoleon Bonaparte and Claude Monet. The book is relevant for those interested in Medicine and its curious history. . |
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| Item Description: | 44: Kirschner. The Pain Went Away. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (242 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 303114001X 9783031140013 3031140028 9783031140020 |