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Title: THE MEDICAL BOOK
FROM WITCH DOCTORS TO ROBOT SURGEONS, 250 MILESTONES IN THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE
By: Clifford A. Pickover
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 1402785852
ISBN 13: 9781402785856
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Publisher: STERLING PUBLISHING CO INC
Pub. date: 4 September, 2012
Pages: 528
Description: Touching on such diverse subspecialties as genetics, pharmacology, neurology, sexology and immunology, the author intersperses obvious historical milestones; the Hippocratic Oath, general anesthesia, the Human Genome Project, with unexpected and intriguing topics like truth serum, the use of cocaine in eye surgery and face transplants.
Synopsis: Following his hugely successful "The Math Book" and "The Physics Book", Clifford Pickover now chronicles the advancement of medicine in 250 entertaining, illustrated landmark events. Touching on such diverse subspecialties as genetics, pharmacology, neurology, sexology and immunology, Pickover intersperses obvious historical milestones; the Hippocratic Oath, general anesthesia, the Human Genome Project, with unexpected and intriguing topics like truth serum, the use of cocaine in eye surgery and face transplants.
Illustrations: full colour throughout, includes photographs
Publication: US
Imprint: Sterling
Returns: Returnable
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