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An unrivaled account of the evolution of medical knowledge and practice from ancient Egypt, India, and China to the latest technology. Sickness and health, birth and death, disease and cure: medicine and our understanding of the workings of our bodies and minds are an inextricable part of how we know who we are. In this inspiring compendium, distinguished experts from around the world explain medicine’s turning points and conceptual changes, and answer a series of key questions: How did the Plague influence the course of human history? What should complementary medicine’s role be? How did an audacious self-experiment lead to a cure for stomach ulcers and a Nobel Prize? The book is magnificently illustrated with a unique array of pictures, from beautiful Renaissance anatomical drawings to the very latest computer- generated images of viruses and photographs that reveal the hidden world within our bodies. Topics include humors & pneumas, Islamic medicine, pathological anatomy, neuron theory, bedlam & beyond, parasites & vectors, hormones, the genetic revolution, defibrillators, the endoscope, medical robots, typhus, tuberculosis, smallpox, HIV, and more. 346 full-color and 36 black-and-white illustrations, Hardcover, Ausgabe: 1, Label: Thames & Hudson, Thames & Hudson, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2011-10-17, Studio: Thames & Hudson, Verkaufsrang: 348257.

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Neuware - Great Discoveries in Medicine provides an unrivalled account of the evolution of medical knowledge and practice from ancient Egypt, India and China to todays latest technology, from letting blood to keyhole surgery, from the theory of humours to the genetic revolution. In this inspiring compendium an international team of distinguished experts explains medicines turning points and conceptual changes in a refreshingly accessible way and answers some key questions. The book is magnificently illustrated throughout with a unique array of pictures, from Islamic manuscripts and Renaissance anatomical drawings to the very latest computer-generated images of viruses and photographs revealing the hidden world within our bodies. This timely volume is the best guide ever published to medicines achievements and its prospects for the 21st century. -, Buch.

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buecher.de GmbH & Co. KG, [1].
An unrivaled account of the evolution of medical knowledge and practice from ancient Egypt, India, and China to the latest technology.2011. 304 S. 382 illustrations, 342 in colourSofort lieferbar, Hardcover.

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Syndikat Buchdienst, [4235284].
Great Discoveries in Medicine provides an unrivalled account of the evolution of medical knowledge and practice from ancient Egypt, India and China to todays latest technology, from letting blood to keyhole surgery, from the theory of humours to the genetic revolution. In this inspiring compendium an international team of distinguished experts explains medicines turning points and conceptual changes in a refreshingly accessible way and answers some key questions. The book is magnificently illustrated throughout with a unique array of pictures, from Islamic manuscripts and Renaissance anatomical drawings to the very latest computer-generated images of viruses and photographs revealing the hidden world within our bodies. This timely volume is the best guide ever published to medicines achievements and its prospects for the 21st century.BIOGRAFIE Bynum, William: William Bynum ist em. Professor für Geschichte der Medizin am University College, London, und Autor mehrerer Standardwerke zum Thema. Buch, gebundene Ausgabe.

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