This book profiles the lives and work of six of medicine's best detectives - John Snow, Louis Pasteur, Walter Reed, Alice Hamilton, C.J. Peters, and Mary-Claire King.

Discusses the return of epidemics in modern times, possible causes, and how they are tracked and controlled.

Profiles more than 150 scientists from around the world who made important contributions to the field of biology, including Claude Bernard, Alexander Fleming, Mary-Claire King ...

Describes scientific discoveries that took place between 1550 and 1900, examines the development of the scientific method, and discusses the impact of science on people's views ...

A lucky laboratory accident led to the discovery of penicillin, the first antibiotic. In the mid-20th century, many people thought that antibiotics would end bacteria-caused ...

In 1901, a British female had a life expectancy of fifty-one years on average, but by the 1980s, a mere eighty years later, she could expect to live to at least seventy-seven ...

The story of the development of medicine is intriguing, and involves countless trial and error. Readers learn of the stories less-often heard of in this intriguing volume. They ...