Story of Medicine: From Early Healing to the Miracles of Modern Medicine

The Story of...

by Anne Rooney

Ksiazka w przystepny sposob prezentuje historie medycyny od zarania dziejow do najnowszych osiagniec technologii Poszerzone opisu doczekaly sie choroby takie jak dzuma i kila odkrycie wirusow i bakterii a takze historia zawodu chirurga od niewyspecjalizowanych znachorowprzez rzemieslnikow i cyrulikow az po dzisiejsze roboty chirurgiczneAutorka przybliza znane choroby ktory dotykaly swiata w ostatnich dziesiecioleciach min wirusy ptasiej grypy choroba szalonych krow Dokladnie opisuje tez rozwoj fascynujacej dziedziny jaka jest transplantologiaAutorka nie omija tez odkryc kluczowych dla dzisiejszej medycyny techniki dezynfekcji i znieczulenia Podsumowujac nalezy jednak uznac ze ksiazka ta nie jest w zadnym razie leksykonem a jedynie wybiorcza i ciekawa opowiescia o wybranych elementach historii medycyny

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Medicine

208 pages, Paperback

Published January 30, 2012

About the author

Anne Rooney gained a degree and then a PhD in medieval literature from Trinity College, Cambridge. After a period of teaching medieval English and French literature at the universities of Cambridge and York, she left to pursue a career as a freelance writer. She has written many books for adults and children on a variety of subjects, including literature and history. She lives in Cambridge and is Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Essex.

Reviews

[Bobby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid 3.5 stars. Being rather brief, this book does not have the depth of a reference book on the topic it covers (the history of medicine). However, as this book is meant to be a quick intro to this topic, I don't think this is a problem. And for a quick read, it certainly has a lot of breadth. The text is clearly intended for a lay (non-medical) audience and every chapter is full of snazzy graphics (illustration, photographs, etc). I personally find the history of medicine very interesting and plan on reading something more definitive about it in the future. But this is a good book for those who are not so sure of their interest in this topic or just don't have the time to read something more comprehensive.

[Maria Carneiro · Rating 4 out of 5]

It has definitely changed my perspective on how medicine evolved and given me a better background. I found it extremely fun and easy to read, for sure a page turner!
I'd recommend it to anyone who's involved with health related jobs and those who are just curious.

[Vorik · Rating 4 out of 5]

interessante Fakten zur Medizingeschichte; es liest sich leicht dahin; leichte Sachbuchkost