Childbed Fever - A Scientific Biography of Ignaz Semmelweis

The life and work of Ignaz Semmelweis is among the most engaging and moving stories in the history of science. Childbed Fever makes the Semmelweis story available to a general audience, while placing his life, and his discovery, in the context of his times.

List of contents

1: Vienna's General Hospital; 2: Childbed Fever; 3: Semmelweis's Discovery; 4: Resorption Fever; 5: Mayrhofer's Discovery; 6: Puerperal Infection; Postscript

About the author

K. Codell Carter, Barbara R. Carter

Summary

The life and work of Ignaz Semmelweis is among the most engaging and moving stories in the history of science. Childbed Fever makes the Semmelweis story available to a general audience, while placing his life, and his discovery, in the context of his times.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara R Carter, Barbara R. Carter, K Codell Carter, K. Codell Carter, K. Codell Carter Carter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.10.2017
• EAN: 9781138520349
• ISBN: 978-1-138-52034-9
• No. of pages: 142
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories