Victor Horsley by Michael J Aminoff

Victor Horsley by Michael J Aminoff

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Sir Victor Horsley was a pioneer of neurosurgery, performing successful operations on the brain and spinal cord long before it was possible to image the nervous system. This fascinating biography explores his influence on the development of neurosurgery and on clinical practice more generally, and his social activism.

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Victor Horsley by Michael J Aminoff

Licht zahlt zu den faszinierendsten Sujets der bildenden Kunst. Kreativitat in Verbindung mit den technischen Moglichkeiten der Neuen Medien entfuhren den Betrachter in eine Welt fesselnder Eindrucke und neuartiger visueller Erlebnisse. Von sinnlicher Verfuhrung bis zur Wechselbeziehung zwischen Natur und Technik erstreckt sich das Spektrum der vorgestellten kunstle-rischen Positionen. Raumgreifende Installationen lassen die Indifferenz von realem und virtuellem Raum ebenso erlebbar werden wie das Zusammen-spiel von Farbe und Licht. Interaktionen mit der lebenden Pflanzenwelt werden als Projektion unmittelbar erfahrbar. Neben unserem Einfluss auf die Umwelt werden auch brisante Fragen globaler gesellschaftlicher Verande-rungen thematisiert. Diese nachdenklich stimmenden Facetten animieren zu philosophischer Betrachtungsweise. 15 Kunstler stellen ihre Perspektiven auf Natur und Gesellschaft vor. Licht wird zur Erkenntnis in seiner Bedeutung fur das Leben auf unserem Planeten.
'This book, which I could not put down and read in one sitting, brims with wonderful information and details that fully justify the subtitle - Sir Victor Horsley has a prodigious legacyAminoff's multilayered book condensing a lifetime of troubles and triumphs is not only for neurosurgeons, but also for anyone interested in the evolution of the neurosciences.' Eelco Wijdicks, The Lancet
'This is a book that can be read as a history of medicine with surgical precision, but also as an enthralling narrative that could inspire and guide lives, particularly in a time of uncertainty like the present one.' Alain Touwaide, Doody's Reviews
Michael J. Aminoff, a neurologist and neurophysiologist, is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. Dr Aminoff has a special interest in medical history and has authored two previously published biographies of illustrious nineteenth-century clinician-scientists.
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ISBN 13 9781316513088
ISBN 10 1316513084
Title Victor Horsley
Author Michael J Aminoff
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2022-01-13
Number of pages 200
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.