The Little Book Of Medical Breakthroughs
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Author | : Dr. Naomi Craft |
Publisher | : Fox Chapel Publishing |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2016-06-06 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1607653656 |
The Little Book of Medical Breakthroughs explains over 100 seminal discoveries, inventions and theories that have shaped the history of medical practice. Presenting a wide range of the most important medical breakthroughs, it covers a variety of topics, including artificial limbs used in Ancient Egypt, modern-day X-rays, immunisation and sanitation.This user-friendly book is arranged in chronological order and contains illustrations throughout.
Author | : Daniel Smith |
Publisher | : Michael O'Mara Books |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 2017-09-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782438300 |
This concise, accessible and multi-faceted book provides an essential introduction to 150 of the most important principles of Western thought.
Author | : Morton A. Meyers |
Publisher | : Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |
Total Pages | : 115 |
Release | : 2011-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1611451620 |
A fascinating and highly accessible look at the surprising role serendipity has played in some of the most important medical discoveries in the twentieth century.
Author | : Paul A Offit |
Publisher | : Basic Books |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2021-09-21 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1541620380 |
One of America’s top physicians traces the history of risk in medicine—with powerful lessons for today Every medical decision—whether to have chemotherapy, an X-ray, or surgery—is a risk, no matter which way you choose. In You Bet Your Life, physician Paul A. Offit argues that, from the first blood transfusions four hundred years ago to the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine, risk has been essential to the discovery of new treatments. More importantly, understanding the risks is crucial to whether, as a society or as individuals, we accept them. Told in Offit’s vigorous and rigorous style, You Bet Your Life is an entertaining history of medicine. But it also lays bare the tortured relationships between intellectual breakthroughs, political realities, and human foibles. Our pandemic year has shown us, with its debates over lockdowns, masks, and vaccines, how easy it is to get everything wrong. You Bet Your Life is an essential read for getting the future a bit more right.
Author | : Jon Queijo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Discoveries in science |
ISBN | : |
Why are you alive right now? Chances are, you owe your life to one of the remarkable medical discoveries in this book. Maybe it was vaccines. Or antibiotics. Or X-rays. Revolutionary medical breakthroughs like these haven't just changed the way we treat disease, they've transformed how we understand ourselves and the world we live inches In Breakthrough! How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine Saved Millions and Changed Our View of the World, Jon Queijo tells the hidden stories behind history's most amazing medical discoveries. This isn't dry history: These are life-and-death mysteries uncovered, tales of passionate, often-mocked individuals who stood their ground and were proven right. From germs to genetics, the ancient Hippocrates to the cutting edge, these are stories that have changed the world-and, quite likely, saved your life.
Author | : Peter Sims |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2011-04-19 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1439170444 |
“An enthusiastic, example-rich argument for innovating in a particular way—by deliberately experimenting and taking small exploratory steps in novel directions. Light, bright, and packed with tidy anecdotes” (The Wall Street Journal). What do Apple CEO Steve Jobs, comedian Chris Rock, prize-winning architect Frank Gehry, and the story developers at Pixar films all have in common? Bestselling author Peter Sims found that rather than start with a big idea or plan a whole project in advance, they make a methodical series of little bets, learning critical information from lots of little failures and from small but significant wins. Reporting on a fascinating range of research, from the psychology of creative blocks to the influential field of design thinking, Sims offers engaging and illuminating accounts of breakthrough innovators at work, and a whole new way of thinking about how to navigate uncertain situations and unleash our untapped creative powers.
Author | : Marc Kaufman |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2012-03-13 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 143910901X |
Kaufman details the incredible true story of science's search for the beginnings of life on Earth and the probability that it exists elsewhere in the universe.
Author | : Verma, Surendra |
Publisher | : Orient Publishing |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2015-12-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
The continuing story of eureka moments… The book traces the winding route of scientific beginnings, blunders and breakthroughs over the past four millennia, and uncovers the fascinating personalities behind them, their creative processes and their triumphs or tragedies. Try to imagine life without microchips or the internet of World Wide Web. Pause and reflect on the enormous advantages accruing from the mapping of DNAs ― the Genome Project ― which are helping in treating previously untreatable diseases. The human curiosity continues to thrive, and the 'little globe of sunshine' remains with us, a symbol of those eureka moments that herald scientific breakthroughs.
Author | : Richard A. Deyo |
Publisher | : AMACOM/American Management Association |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780814428597 |
Annotation Medical science has always promised -- and often delivered -- a longer, better life. But as the pace of science accelerates, do our expectations become unreasonable, fueled by an industry bent on profits and a media desperate for big news?Hope or Hype is a taboo-shattering look at what drives the American obsession with medical "miracles," exposing the equipment manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies; doctors and hospitals too quick to order surgery; the politicians; the press; and our own "technoconsumption" mindset. The authors spread blame for the parade of so-called miracle cures that too often are marginally effective at best -- and sometimes downright dangerous. They examine consumers? eager embrace of medical advances, and present riveting stories of the conscientious doctors and researchers who blew the whistle on ineffective treatments. Finally, they provide sane, practical recommendations for the adoption of new developments. The consequences of questionable practices include costly recalls, billions in wasted money, and the pain and suffering of innumerable patients and their families. In short, they must stop.
Author | : Josh Linkner |
Publisher | : Post Hill Press |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2021-04-20 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1642936782 |
The pressure to generate big ideas can feel overwhelming. We know that bold innovations are critical in these disruptive and competitive times, but when it comes to breakthrough thinking, we often freeze up. Instead of shooting for a $10-billion payday or a Nobel Prize, the most prolific innovators focus on Big Little Breakthroughs—small creative acts that unlock massive rewards over time. By cultivating daily micro-innovations, individuals and organizations are better equipped to tackle tough challenges and seize transformational opportunities. How did a convicted drug dealer launch and scale a massively successful fitness company? What core mindset drove LEGO to become the largest toy company in the world? How did a Pakistani couple challenge the global athletic shoe industry? What simple habits led Lady Gaga, Banksy, and Lin-Manuel Miranda to their remarkable success? Big Little Breakthroughs isn’t just for propeller-head inventors, fancy-pants CEOs, or hoodie-donning tech billionaires. Rather, it’s a surpassingly simple system to help everyday people become everyday innovators.