Story of Medicine
By Anne Rooney
2009
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3.97
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208
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The Story of Medicine surveys humankind's remarkable progress along the road of medical discovery. In a fascinating narrative, it describes the key developments and breakthroughs, and profiles the scientists, surgeons, and doctors who made them. The book charts the development of medicine in different cultures around the world, showing how distinct traditions evolved and influenced each other. It describes how knowledge was lost and later rediscovered, and tells the story of brave individuals who challenged tradition through experimentation and reason.
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Author
Anne Rooney
Author · 35 books
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.
