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Medicine Becomes a Science: 1840-1999
Author(s): Kate Kelly (Author)
- Publisher: Facts on File
- Publication Date: 15 Jan. 2010
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 168 pages
- ISBN-10: 0816072094
- ISBN-13: 9780816072095
Book Description
Medicine Becomes a Science provides readers with a solid grounding for understanding medicine today. Spanning 160 years, this volume offers illuminating information about medical knowledge, describing the historic events, scientific principles, and technical breakthroughs that have led to rapid advancement in combating disease. During this period, scientists and physicians finally realized the cause of disease, and with this discovery, medical progress began to go forward. Examining the works of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Louis Pasteur, and Robert Koch, this book features a chronology, a glossary, and an array of historical and current sources for further research.
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About the Author
Kate Kelly specializes in science, history, and medicine. She is the author of more than 30 books, including That’s Not in My Science Book!, a layperson’s guide to complex scientific concepts. Her recent medical collaborations have been on heart disease, macular degeneration, and allergies and asthma. She also speaks regularly at middle and high schools about the history of the American ballot box.
