Medicine's 10 greatest discoveries / Meyer Friedman, and Gerald W. Friedland.

Author/creator Friedman, Meyer
Other author Friedland, Gerald W.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven, Conn : Yale University Press, ©1998.
Descriptionxiii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Variant title Medicine's ten greatest discoveries
Contents Andreas Vesalius and modern human anatomy -- William Harvey and the circulation of blood -- Antony Leeuwenhock and bacteria -- Edward Jenner and vaccination -- Crawford Long and surgical anesthesia -- Wilhelm Roentgen and the x-ray beam -- Ross Harrison and tissue culture -- Nikolai Anichkov and cholesterol -- Alexander Fleming and antibiotics -- Maurice Wilkins and DNA -- Concluding thoughts.
Local noteLittle-326787--305131025394-
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [237]-246) and index.
LCCN 98019921
ISBN0300075987 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks R145 .F75 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold