The Medical Book by Clifford A Pickover
Touching on such diverse subspecialties as genetics, pharmacology, neurology, sexology and immunology, the author intersperses obvious historical milestones; the Hippocratic Oath, general anesthesia, the Human Genome Project, with unexpected and intriguing topics like truth serum, the use of cocaine in eye surgery and face transplants.
"The writing is lively and the topics are varied. . [Pickover] achieves his goals, and his brevity and breezy style should appeal to readers used to accessing information quickly on the Internet but who are still interested in picking up a book.” --Library Journal
"The writing is lively and the topics are varied . . . [Pickover] achieves his goals, and his brevity and breezy style should appeal to readers used to accessing information quickly on the Internet but who are still interested in picking up a book.” --Library Journal
"The writing is lively and the topics are varied . . . [Pickover] achieves his goals, and his brevity and breezy style should appeal to readers used to accessing information quickly on the Internet but who are still interested in picking up a book.” --Library Journal
A. Clifford Pickover (Yorktown Heights, NY) is the author of a number of works, including The Girl Who Gave Born to Rabbits, Time: A Traveler's Handbook, and Surfing Through Hyperspace. He also owns a number of U.S. patents.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781402785856 |
| ISBN 10 | 1402785852 |
| Title | The Medical Book |
| Author | Clifford A Pickover |
| Series | Union Square And Co Milestones Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Union Square & Co. |
| Year published | 2012-09-04 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |