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Great feuds in medicine, ten of the liveliest disputes ever, Hal Hellman

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Great feuds in medicine, ten of the liveliest disputes ever, Hal Hellman

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Great feuds in medicine

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Hal Hellman

Sub title

ten of the liveliest disputes ever

Summary

The cataclysmic clash of medical ideas and personalities comes to colorful life In this follow-up to the critically acclaimed Great Feuds in Science (Wiley: 0-471-16980-3), Hal Hellman tells the stories of the ten most heated and important disputes of medical science. Featuring a mix of famous and lesser-known stories, Great Feuds in Medicine includes the fascinating accounts of William Harvey's battle with the medical establishment over his discovery of the circulation of blood; Louis Pasteur's fight over his theory of germs; and the nasty dispute between American Robert Gallo and French researcher Luc Montagnier over who discovered the HIV virus. An informative and insightful look at how such medical controversies are not only typical, but often necessary to the progress of the science

Target audience

adult

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