The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine Contributor(s): Fitzharris, Lindsey (Author) |
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ISBN: 0374537968 ISBN-13: 9780374537968 Publisher: Scientific American OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Medical (incl. Patients) - Medical | History - Medical | Infection Control |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2016059275 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.60 lbs) 304 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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Publisher Description: Winner, 2018 PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize for Literary Science Writing |
Contributor Bio(s): Fitzharris, Lindsey: - Lindsey Fitzharris is the creator of the popular websites The Chirurgeon's Apprentice and Grave Matters, and the YouTube series Under the Knife. She writes for The Guardian, The Lancet, and other publications. She received a doctorate in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology from the University of Oxford and a postdoctoral research fellowship from the Wellcome Trust. The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine is her first book. |