Little Book of Big Ideas Medicine
Little Book of Big Ideas: Medicinecovers more than twothousand years of medical thinking and practice, presenting a wealth ofinformation on 50 key figures and 10 crucial issues from the world ofmedicine.
Find out how the insights and research of the great medicalthinkers of history drove forward our knowledge of anatomy, illness anddisease. Outlining the lives and achievements of figures such asHippocrates, Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Marie Curie, AlexanderFleming, Thomas Percival and Florence Nightingale, this little bookencompasses the most influential theorists and practitioners in thefield of medicine.
Follow the key developments in medical theory and practice fromancient Greece to the present day. Discover the work of great medicalpractitioners on the frontline of nursing and surgery. Get to gripswith some of the key issues in the field of medicine, includingeuthanasia, stem cell research, cloning, animal research andtransplantation.
From Avicenna and Hippocrates to Watson and Crick, the Little Book of Big Ideas: Medicineis your guide to the pioneers of medical history.
| Author | Charles Roland |
| Publisher | A&C Black |
| Number Of Pages | 128 |
| Publication Country | United Kingdom |
| Condition | New |