Ninety-nine landmark publications -- Timeline and topics at a glance -- The Network of interrelationships
Summary
"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
Analysis
geneeskunde
medicine
volksgezondheid
public health
Medicine (General)
Geneeskunde (algemeen)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-545)-and indexes
