Doctors Killed George Washington Hundreds of Fascinating Facts from the World of Medicine

It's no joke that we are all fascinated by the medical profession and the people in it. With Doctors Killed George Washington, trivia mavens Erin Barrett and Jack Mingo explore accidental medical discoveries, medical follies, bizarre cures, and more. This titillating tome puts doctors and medical history under the microscope and exposes more than 500 little-known facts and outrageous oddities from the wild world of medicine. Did you know? Before the advent of surgery, ancient Egyptian doctors put their patients under by hitting them on the head with a mallet.

About the author

Erin Barrett and Jack Mingo have authored 20 books, including How the Cadillac Got Its Fins, The Couch Potato Guide to Life and the bestselling Just Curious Jeeves. They have written articles for many major periodicals including The New York Times, Salon, Reader's Digest, and The Washington Post and have generated more than 30,000 questions for trivia games and game shows such as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Their website, which lists their "This Day in History" nationallysyndicated column.

Summary

It's no joke that we are all fascinated by the medical profession and the people in it. With Doctors Killed George Washington, trivia mavens Erin Barrett and Jack Mingo explore accidental medical discoveries, medical follies, bizarre cures, and more. This titillating tome puts doctors and medical history under the microscope and exposes more than 500 little-known facts and outrageous oddities from the wild world of medicine. Did you know? Before the advent of surgery, ancient Egyptian doctors put their patients under by hitting them on the head with a mallet.

Product details

• Authors: Erin Barrett, Jack Mingo
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.01.2002
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire
• EAN: 9781573247191
• ISBN: 978-1-57324-719-1
• Pages: 224
• Series: Totally Riveting Utterly Enter; Totally Riveting Utterly Entertaining Trivia
• Subjects: HUMOR / Topic / Business & Professional; MEDICAL / Reference; REFERENCE / Trivia; REFERENCE / Curiosities & Wonders