Title: Science and Technology in Medicine
Description: "Science and Technology in Medicine offers a window into the past that illustrates ninety-nine significant scientific and technologic discoveries over the last five centuries and how they have impacted the advancement and practice of modern medicine. Each essay includes excerpts from, and a summary of, the original publication; a short biography of the author(s); and a discussion about the significance of the discovery and its subsequent developments. Original material from the likes of Durer, Bernoulli, Doppler, Pasteur, Trendelenburg, Curie and Roentgen offers readers a rare glimpse at publications housed in archives around the world, reproduced and illustrated in one volume."--Jacket.
Subjects: Medicine, Science, Medical innovations, History, Medical technology, Medical sciences, Biomedical Technology, History of Medicine, History, Modern 1601-, Pictorial Works, Médecine, Innovations, Histoire, Technologie médicale, Sciences, Geneeskunde, Natuurwetenschappen, Techniek, Wetenschappelijke publicaties, Medizintechnik