Reference - Medicine, General & Miscellaneous World History, Children - Business & Careers, Children - Health & Medicine
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Overview
Why did medicine and its place in the sciences enter a period of rapid change in the 18th century?
Why did people question old ideas about the human body and about how to cure or prevent disease?
Industrial Age Medicine shows how a wide range of inventions, developments, and other factors created ideal circumstances for medicine to make huge advances in the Industrial Age.
The Medicine Through the Ages series tracks changes to human understanding of health and disease through history. It uses "common confusions" panels to tackle myths and misunderstandings, biography panels to describe innovators, and word banks to explain challenging and unfamiliar terms.
Synopsis
By the middle of the 18th century, the profession of medicine and its place in the sciences was entering a period of rapid change. Many of the old ideas about the human body and how to cure or prevent diseases were being questioned. But was this just by chance? This book shows how a wide range of inventions, developments, and other factors created ideal circumstances for medicine to make huge advances in the Industrial Age.Editorials
School Library Journal
Gr 8 Up—These noteworthy volumes cover medicine's progression from ancient times to the present day. They highlight theories, equipment, medications, procedures, diseases of particular concern, milestones, and more. They do not explore medicine in a vacuum, though, addressing the inextricable link between it and society at large. Unlike some series that fall into the limiting trap of cookie-cutter layouts and organization, these volumes only generally resemble one another and have abundant, fascinating material particular to their respective eras. The writing is straightforward and refrains from sensationalism, letting the torturous reality of early medicine speak for itself. The text is supplemented by interesting sidebars and informative photographs, maps, diagrams, and reproductions.Book Details
Published
July 1, 2012
Publisher
Heinemann-Raintree
Pages
48
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781410946515