The Rise of Experimental Biology
Subtitle: An Illustrated History
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: April 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780896038356
Subjects: History of medicine; History of science; Science; Biological Research; Biology (General); Science/Mathematics; History; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Science / Biology; Biology, Experimental; Research & Methodology
First sentence: The Rise of Experimental Biology is meant to serve as a brief introduction to the rich and sometimes amusing history of experimental biology.
Description: Publisher's description: Peter Lutz, PhD, brilliantly traverses the major milestones along the evolutionary path of biomedicine from earliest recorded times to the dawn of the 20th century. With an engaging narrative that will have you turning ₃just one more page₄ well into the night, this book revealingly demonstrates just how the modern scientific method has been shaped by the past. Along the way the reader is treated to some delightfully obscure anecdotes and a treasure trove of rich illustrations that chronicle the tortuous history of biomedical developments, ranging from the bizarre and amusing to the downright macabre. The reader will also be introduced to the major ideas shaping contemporary physiology and the social context of its development, and also gain an understanding of how advances in biological science have occasionally been improperly used to satisfy momentary social or political needs.