The medicine book /
Medicine book : big ideas simply explained
Steve Parker, consultant editor ; John Farndon, Tim Harris, Ben Hubbard, Philip Parker, Robert Snedden, contributors.
- First American Edition.
- 336 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
- Big ideas simply explained .
- Big ideas simply explained. .
Includes index.
Introduction -- Ancient and medieval medicine: prehistory to 1600 -- The scientific body: 1600-1820 -- Cells and microbes: 1820-1890 -- Vaccines, serums, and antibiotics: 1890-1945 -- Global health: 1945-1970 -- Genes and technology: 1970 onward.
Examines the milestones of medical history across generations and cultures all over the world. A comprehensive introduction to the most important questions, ideas, movements, and events that have defined medicine throughout history. Entries explore and explain each idea, placing them in their social and cultural context.