Kill or Cure - Couverture rigide

Parker, Steve

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1409332721 ISBN 13 : 9781409332725

Editeur : DK, 2013

Synopsis

A gripping tale that traces medicine's extraordinary history

Kill or Cure tells the riveting history of medicine from chipping holes in skulls to the latest gene therapy and revolutionary cancer treatments. Compelling stories of drama and detective work reveal the trial and error behind man's endless search for cures to diseases and how lucky we are to have the medicines we do today.

Uncover the gripping and sometimes gruesome life and death tales behind the medical advances that we take for granted through key figures' diaries and notebooks, showing you discoveries through the eyes of the people who were there at the time. Plague and other global epidemics, the roots of psychiatry and the arrival of robot surgeons are brought to life, with maps, timelines and stunning images ranging from Roman surgical instruments and medieval bloodletting to artificial hearts and the latest scanners.

Written by Steve Parker, a Senior Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society and author of over 250 books, Kill or Cure is the perfect prescription for anyone interested in the history of medicine, terrible diseases and revolutionary cures.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Steve Parker graduated with a BSc (Honours, First Class) in Zoology and is a Senior Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society of London. He has written more than 200 books and has edited or contributed to over 100 more, including The Human Body, Body Atlas, and Eyewitness Medicine, published by DK. He has been shortlisted for the Rhone-Poulenc Science Book of the Year and the Times Educational Supplement Information Book of the Year.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: DK
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1409332721
• ISBN 13: 9781409332725
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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