The history of medicine is as old as the history of human civilization. In The Medical Book, popular science writer Clifford A. Pickover explores 250 milestone discoveries in medicine that span more than 12,000 years. Whether writing on 'hard science' topics such as DNA structure, reverse transcriptase and AIDS, polymerase chain reaction, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or ideas from the medical fringe such as witch doctors, patent medicines, bloodletting, and near-death experiences, Pickover brings insight and acumen to the broad spectrum of medical studies and makes it understandable to all readers. This volume is abundantly illustrated in full colour with clinical and historical art.
- ISBN10 1435148045
- ISBN13 9781435148048
- Publish Date 15 October 2013
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 3 May 2017
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Sterling Publishing Co Inc
- Imprint Sterling
- Edition Bonded Leather
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 528
- Language English