The Discovery of the Germ: Twenty Years That Transformed the Way We Think about Disease by Waller, John
The Discovery of the Germ: Twenty Years That Transformed the Way We Think about Disease by Waller, John

The Discovery of the Germ: Twenty Years That Transformed the Way We Think about Disease

From the time of Hippocrates to that of Louis Pasteur, the medical profession relied on plausible but...
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The Discovery of the Germ: Twenty Years That Transformed the Way We Think about Disease by Waller, John

The Discovery of the Germ: Twenty Years That Transformed the Way We Think about Disease

€63,75
The Discovery of the Germ: Twenty Years That Transformed the Way We Think about Disease by Waller, John

The Discovery of the Germ: Twenty Years That Transformed the Way We Think about Disease

€63,75
Author: John Waller
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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From the time of Hippocrates to that of Louis Pasteur, the medical profession relied on plausible but almost wholly mistaken ideas about the causes of and best treatments for infectious illness. Bleeding, purging, and mysterious nostrums remained staple remedies, and surgeons, often wearing filthy butcher's aprons, blithely spread infection from patient to patient. Then between 1879 and 1900 came the germ revolution. After two decades of scientific virtuosity, outstanding feats of intellectual courage, bitter personal rivalries, and a large dose of good fortune, doctors came to realize infectious diseases are caused by microscopic organisms. The discovery of the germ led to safe surgery, large-scale vaccination programs, dramatic improvements in hygiene and sanitation, and the pasteurization of dairy products. Above all, it set the stage for the emergence of antibiotic medicine.

John Waller provides insight into twenty years in the history of medicine that profoundly changed the way we view disease. He shows how the germ revolution was made possible not only by the risk taking and raw ambition of several brilliant late-century pioneers, but also by the groundwork--including mistakes and near misses--of earlier generations of scientists. Rich in human drama, The Discovery of the Germ charts how, why, and by whom germ theory was transformed from a hotly disputed speculation to a central tenet of modern medicine. It examines the ideas and experiments of the giants of microbiology, Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch, as well as less well known figures such as Casimir-Joseph Davaine, Waldemar Haffkine, and Almroth Wright.

Author: John Waller
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 10/22/2003
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 7.34h x 4.76w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780231131506


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/15/2003 pg. 554
Choice 03/01/2004 pg. 1328

About the Author
John Waller is a research fellow at University College London's Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine. He is the author of Fabulous Science: Fact and Fiction in the History of Scientific Discovery.
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