Clifford A. Pickover
Following his hugely successful ,The Math Book, and ,The Physics Book,, Clifford Pickover now chronicles the advancement of medicine in 250 entertaining, illustrated landmark events. Touching on such diverse subspecialties as genetics, pharmacology, neurology, sexology, and immunology, Pickover intersperses â€œobviousâ€ historical milestones--the Hippocratic Oath, general anesthesia, the Human Genome Project--with unexpected and intriguing topics like â€œtruth serum,â€ the use of cocaine in eye surgery, and face transplants.
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The Medical Book: From Witch Doctors to Robot Surgeons, 250 Milestones in the History of Medicine