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This absorbing book is the first to describe monumental medical discoveries throughout history, bringing to life the scientific pioneers responsible for them and the excitement, frustrations, and jealousies that surrounded the final achievements. Two distinguished physicians, Meyer Friedman and Gerald W. Friedland, have drawn on their many years of experience as well as on that of world-renowned antiquarian book dealers, physician collectors of old and new medical publications, and medical school professors to single out these medical breakthroughs from thousands of candidates, and, in several cases, to provide information never before available. Their engrossing stories of the 10 most significant discoveries will be read with enjoyment by anyone fascinated by the mysteries of medicine.
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'[a] fascinating and very accessible book' - Oxford Times
'[a] fascinating and very accessible book' - Oxford Times
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We give full credit in this chapter to Andreas Vesalius for the first great discovery of Western medicine, but he had precursors, and we need to look first at their achievements. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
We give full credit in this chapter to Andreas Vesalius for the first great discovery of Western medicine, but he had precursors, and we need to look first at their achievements. Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An old puzzle requires connecting a square of dots by drawing three connected straight lines. The simple solution, which most people do not consider, depends on extending one line outside the boundary of the dots. The scientists and physicians described in Medicine's 10 Greatest Discoveries frequently had the ability to think "outside the box". They looked at the same data as others, but they saw new and important relationships. What impresses the reader is, not the brilliance of many of the discovers, but their ability to recognize the importance of data that most would consider trivial. These great discoverers were often not likable or engaging personalities; their commitment to their field was frequently obsessive; their social relationships stunted and their great discoveries depended, not so much on brilliance, but more on their enduring curiosity. The book makes compelling reading, because it is not only a history of discovery but also of the querky personalities of a number of the discoverers. The authors skillfully draw conclusions from limited historical data.This book has charm. The reader partakes of the naïve thought that just, maybe, if he had been there, he could have made the same discovery but that he probably would not have wanted to socially "pay the price". This book is like a delicious low calorie meal. How often can one learn a great deal about interesting personalities and events and thoroughly enjoy the experience?
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Friedman and Friedland have written an engaging history of medicine that is understandable for the layman and, I imagine, illuminating for the medical professional as well. The two doctors (who can boast more than a century of combined medical experience) share enthusiasm and warmth for a subject that has engaged their interest beyond their professional lives. They have given us, not only the history of each discovery, but also the way that each one has changed the world and how we perceive ourselves. Imagine not having a concept of your skeleton as the framework for your body or an understanding of how the heart conducts the circulation of blood in your body. Imagine surgery without anesthesia; a world ravaged by smallpox, polio and tuberculosis; dying of a minor cut or sore throat because antibiotics do not exist. We owe so much to these discoverers, yet they were so human -- people who could be exceedingly petty, who, while being perceptive in certain aspects of their discovery, could be myopic in others. None of these discoverers are presented as intellectual giants. In fact, they often were limited by their own prejudices and needed others to make their discovery one of the 10 greatest. Here are stories of chicanery, international intrigue, the basest of human politics and dumb luck. Fascinating stuff! Friedman and Friedland have talked to many of the major players in the more recent discoveries and have made a few historical discoveries of their own which they share. It is a journey of discovery for the reader as well. The next time someone toasts to your health, you will know just who to thank!
Format:Hardcover
Drs. Friedland and Friedman have taken a tremendously complex area of life, medicine and the adventure of discovery, and have made it understandable for the layperson, without making it simplistic. Their book is readable and engaging and takes the non-medical person on the intellectual adventure of exploration. When I read about the discoveries of the past, I could only but imagine the excitement of the medical discoveries of the future. Drs. Friedland and Friedman have opened up new vistas. Thank you!
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Excellent!!!! Mystery, intrigue, history about medicine.
To amazon.com:I read with extraordinary excitement Medicines 10 Greatest Discoveries by best-selling author Dr. Meyer Friedman and his co-author Dr. Gerald Friedland. Read more
Published on 16 Dec 1998
Informative, interesting, insightful
We found the book informative and very interesting. The flow of material paragraph into paragraph was expertly done. Read more
Published on 15 Dec 1998
creativity and personality behind medical discoveries
As a student who knows little about science or medicine, I have always thought of scientific research as impersonal. Read more
Published on 9 Dec 1998
Modern medicine told through its ten greatest discoveries
As we approach the end of the second millenium there will undoubtedly be many books, magazine articles and editorials on the greatest discoveries, people and events that have... Read more
Published on 9 Dec 1998
A true classic!
Drs' Friedland and Friedmans' "Medicine's 10 Greatest Discoveries" is an incomparable book that belongs on the bookshelf of every public library, High School and... Read more
Published on 6 Dec 1998
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