Walter Reed and Yellow Fever - Couverture souple

Kelly, Howard A

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1428663819 ISBN 13 : 9781428663817

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

Walter Reed and Yellow Fever is a book written by Howard A. Kelly that provides a detailed account of the life and work of Walter Reed, a renowned physician and scientist who played a pivotal role in the eradication of yellow fever. The book traces Reed's journey from his early days as a medical student to his groundbreaking research on yellow fever, which led to the development of a vaccine that saved countless lives.Through a combination of historical research and personal anecdotes, Kelly paints a vivid picture of Reed's life and the challenges he faced in his quest to find a cure for yellow fever. The book also explores the history of yellow fever, its devastating impact on society, and the various attempts made by scientists and physicians to combat the disease.In addition to providing a comprehensive overview of Reed's contributions to medicine, the book also delves into his personal life, including his relationships with his family and colleagues. Overall, Walter Reed and Yellow Fever is a fascinating and informative read that sheds light on one of the most important medical discoveries of the 20th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1428663819
• ISBN 13: 9781428663817
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 332
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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