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Rzeźnicy i lekarze

Rzeźnicy i lekarze

makabryczny świat medycyny i rewolucja Josepha Listera
HistoryMedicine
Pages
317
Published
2018
Language
Polish

Synopsis

This book explores the gruesome yet groundbreaking world of Victorian surgery, revealing the shocking realities faced by both patients and pioneering doctors before the advent of anesthesia and antiseptics. It uncovers the stories of the individuals who pushed the boundaries of medical knowledge, often with brutal methods, to save lives. Readers will gain insight into the dramatic transformation of medicine from a barbaric practice to a scientific discipline.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

InformativeDarkThought-Provoking

Genres

History Medicine Science

About the author

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Lindsey Fitzharris

Lindsey Fitzharris is an American medical historian and author. She holds a PhD in the History of Science, Medicine and Technology from the University of Oxford. She is the author of The Butchering Art (2017), a biography of surgeon Joseph Lister that won the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, and The Facemaker (2022), about World War I plastic surgery pioneer Harold Gillies. She also created the blog The Chirurgeon's Apprentice and hosts the Smithsonian Channel series The Curious...