The Discovery of the Germ by John Waller

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The Discovery of the Germ by John Waller

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Part of Revolutions In Science series

Summary

Breathtakingly rapid, the discovery that germs cause disease was both revolutionary and rich in human drama. John Waller describes the scientific virtuosity, outstanding intellectual courage and bitter personal rivalries that gave birth to this exceptional sea-change in scientific thinking.

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The Discovery of the Germ by John Waller

20 incredible years that revolutionised our understanding of disease. From Hippocrates to Louis Pasteur, the medical profession relied on almost wholly mistaken ideas concerning infectious illness. Bleeding, purging and mysterious nostrums remained staple remedies. Surgeons, often wearing butcher's aprons caked in surgical detritus, blithely spread infection from patient to patient. Then, between 1879 and 1900, came the germ revolution. Scientific virtuosity, outstanding intellectual courage and bitter personal rivalries characterised this breathtaking rapid sea-change in scientific thinking.

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John C. Waller is a Research Fellow at the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at University College London
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ISBN 13 9781840463736
ISBN 10 1840463732
Title The Discovery of the Germ
Author John Waller
Series Revolutions In Science
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Icon Books
Year published 2002-10-07
Number of pages 176
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