Thomas Hager

Gebundenes Buch

Ten Drugs

How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine

Beschreibung

Beginning with opium, the "joy plant," which has been used for 10,000 years, Hager's subjects include the largely forgotten female pioneer who introduced smallpox inoculation to Britain; the infamous knockout drops; the first antibiotic, which saved countless lives; the first antipsychotic, which helped empty public mental hospitals; Viagra, statins; and the new frontier of monoclonal antibodies.

Autor

Thomas Hager is an award-winning author of books on the history of science and medicine, including The Demon Under the Microscope. He is a courtesy associate professor of journalism and communication at the University of Oregon.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Abrams
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 156mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 524g
• ISBN-13: 9781419734403
• ISBN-10: 1419734407
• Artikelnr.: 53602843