Great Feuds in Medicine: Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever Paperback / softback - 2002
by Hal Hellman
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- Title Great Feuds in Medicine: Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever
- Author Hal Hellman
- Binding Paperback / softback
- Edition First
- Condition New
- Pages 254
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley (TP), Hoboken, NJ, U.S.A.
- Date 2002-02-01
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # B9780471208334
- ISBN 9780471208334 / 0471208337
- Weight 0.72 lbs (0.33 kg)
- Dimensions 9.23 x 6.15 x 0.74 in (23.44 x 15.62 x 1.88 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Vendetta, Medicine - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00063349
- Dewey Decimal Code 610.9
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"This engaging book documents [the] reactions in ten of the most heated controversies and rivalries in medical history. . . . The disputes detailed are . . . fascinating. . . . It is delicious stuff here." -The New York Times
"An exciting, well-researched work, which should appeal to anyone with an interest in the nature and progress of the human race."-American Scientist
"[A] solid introduction to the history of medicine." -Kirkus Reviews
"Stimulating."-Journal of the American Medical Association
From seventeenth-century anatomist William Harvey to twentieth-century lightning rod Sigmund Freud, countless researchers, physicians, and scientists have found themselves-and their work-at the center of raging disputes that have destroyed careers and lives. In this captivating follow-up to his acclaimed Great Feuds in Science, Hal Hellman tells the entertaining stories of the most heated and important of these disputes. Highlighting both famous (Sabin vs. Salk) and lesser-known (Galvani vs. Volta) clashes, he offers a front-row seat at the signal bouts of medical history.
"An exciting, well-researched work, which should appeal to anyone with an interest in the nature and progress of the human race."-American Scientist
"[A] solid introduction to the history of medicine." -Kirkus Reviews
"Stimulating."-Journal of the American Medical Association
From seventeenth-century anatomist William Harvey to twentieth-century lightning rod Sigmund Freud, countless researchers, physicians, and scientists have found themselves-and their work-at the center of raging disputes that have destroyed careers and lives. In this captivating follow-up to his acclaimed Great Feuds in Science, Hal Hellman tells the entertaining stories of the most heated and important of these disputes. Highlighting both famous (Sabin vs. Salk) and lesser-known (Galvani vs. Volta) clashes, he offers a front-row seat at the signal bouts of medical history.