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Zusatztext "His enthusiastic and anecdote-rich narrative ranges from Vesalius! whose magnificently illustrated text on anatomy reflected the Renaissance rediscovery of the human body! to Barnard's high-tech heart transplants and other organ-replacement surgery of today."- Publishers Weekly Informationen zum Autor Sherwin B. Nuland! MD! is the author of nine other books including How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter ! which spent 34 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker! The New Republic! The New York Times ! and Time . Nuland is a clinical professor of surgery at Yale University! where he also teaches bioethics and medical history. Klappentext Presenting compelling studies of great medical innovators and pioneers! Doctors tells the extraordinary story of the development of modern medicine through the lives of the physician-scientists whose deeds and determination paved the way. Ranging from the legendary Father of Medicine! Hippocrates! to Andreas Vesalius! whose Renaissance masterwork on anatomy offered invaluable new insight into the human body! to Helen Taussig! founder of pediatric cardiology and co-inventor of the original "blue baby" operation! this remarkable volume is animated by the spirit of scientific investigation and the thrill of discovery. Zusammenfassung Tells the story of the development of modern medicine through compelling studies of great medical innovators and pioneers.
