Explorers of the Body
Subtitle: Dramatic Breakthroughs in Medicine from Ancient Times to Modern Science
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Published: September 8, 2006
Language: eng
Number of pages: 494
ISBN-13: 9780595407316
Description: How does the body work? This question has intrigued and occupied mankind since soothsayers first peered into animal entrails. From the primitive medicine of ancient Egypt to the mind-boggling achievements of modern laboratories, the healing craft has been a fascinating part of man's progress. Explorers of the Body is a history of medicine told through lively stories of the men and women who made the great breakthroughs in our understanding of human physiology: Edward Jenner, Gregor Mendel, Marie Curie, Jonas Salk, William Harvey, Louis Pasteur, Joseph Lister, and many others.