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Kill or cure : an illustrated history of medicine / Steve Parker.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: First American editionDescription: 400 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1465408428 (hbk.)
  • 9781465408426 (hbk.)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Beliefs and traditions, to 900 -- The rise of scientific medicine, 900-1820 -- Medicine in the Industrial Age, 1820-1920 -- Modern medicine, 1920-2000 -- Genes and future dreams, 2000-present.
Summary: "Drawing on his wealth of knowledge about the human body and medical science, Steve Parker blends historical accounts and lucid explanations to illuminate the intriguing development of humankind's most remarkable achievements. Kill or Cure not only tells the story of medicine, it also illustrates the science, the equipment, and the great medical practitioners. Witness early, bloody, anesthetic-free operations; see the first crude surgical instruments; trace the mapping of the circulatory system; and follow the painstaking detective work that led to the decoding of the human genome."-- Dust jacket flap.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 610.9 P243 Available 33111007242270
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Telling the compelling stories behind mankind's never-ending quest to cure every disease, Kill or Cure uses an all-new format -- a text-rich narrative combined with DK's beautiful visual design -- to trace the extraordinary history of medicine.

Beginning with early healers, chance discoveries, technological advancement, and "wonder" drugs, and using panels, timelines, and thematic spreads, Kill or Cure highlights information about human anatomy, surgical instruments, and medical breakthroughs while telling the dramatic tale of medical progress. Diaries, notebooks, and other first-person accounts tell the fascinating stories from the perspective of people who witnessed medical history firsthand.

Includes bibliographical references (page 392) and index.

Beliefs and traditions, to 900 -- The rise of scientific medicine, 900-1820 -- Medicine in the Industrial Age, 1820-1920 -- Modern medicine, 1920-2000 -- Genes and future dreams, 2000-present.

"Drawing on his wealth of knowledge about the human body and medical science, Steve Parker blends historical accounts and lucid explanations to illuminate the intriguing development of humankind's most remarkable achievements. Kill or Cure not only tells the story of medicine, it also illustrates the science, the equipment, and the great medical practitioners. Witness early, bloody, anesthetic-free operations; see the first crude surgical instruments; trace the mapping of the circulatory system; and follow the painstaking detective work that led to the decoding of the human genome."-- Dust jacket flap.

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