William Richard Gowers 1845-1915

Author: Ann Scott
Edition: 1
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0199692319

William Richard Gowers 1845-1915: Exploring the Victorian Brain

Sir William Richard Gowers was one of the pre-eminent clinical neurologists of the nineteenth century. Medical books William Richard Gowers 1845-1915. He is best remembered for his discovery of the eponymous 'Gowers' sign', for his invention of the patella hammer, and for authoring the classic two-volume neurology textbook Manual of Diseases of the Nervous System. To date Dr Gowers has been the subject of only one published biography, while some aspects of Gowers' work have been chronicled in historical works regarding the history of neurology. This book goes into greater detail than ever, presenting the life story behind a great Victorian brain. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of family photographs and original sketches, the authors cover Gowers' early years, his clinical work at Queen Square, his accolades, and friendships with explorers and famous authors Medical books .

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He is best remembered for his discovery of the eponymous 'Gowers' sign', for his invention of the patella hammer, and for authoring the classic two-volume neurology textbook Manual of Diseases of the Nervous System. To date Dr Gowers has been the subject of only one published biography, while some aspects of Gowers' work have been chronicled in historical works regarding the history of neurology. This book goes into greater detail than ever, presenting the life story behind a great Victorian brain. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of family photographs and original sketches, the authors cover Gowers' early years, his clinical work at Queen Square, his accolades, and friendships with explorers and famous authors. Co-authored by an academic with special access to the Gowers family archives and two leading neurologists, this book is the first definitive reference work on the life of William Richard Gowers, and will be of great interest to neurologists, neuroscientists, medical historians, and laypersons with an interest in neurology and mental illness.

William Henry Welch and the Heroic Age of American Medicine

Author: Simon Flexner
Edition:
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0801845017

William Henry Welch and the Heroic Age of American Medicine

Welch won international fame as an authority on medical issues during American medicine's "heroic age", when medical training and practice underwent revolutionary change. Medical books William Henry Welch and the Heroic Age of American Medicine. Medical books .

Medical Book William Henry Welch and the Heroic Age of American Medicine

This book was originally published in 1941, by which time Welch had set the standards in American medical education.

William Osler

Author: Michael Bliss
Edition: 1
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0195329600

William Osler: A Life in Medicine

William Osler, who was a brilliant, innovative teacher and a scholar of the natural history of disease, revolutionized the art of practicing medicine at the bedside of his patients. Medical books William Osler. He was idolized by two generations of medical students and practitioners for whom he came to personify the ideal doctor. But much more than a physician, Osler was a fiercely intelligent humanist.
In both his writings and his personal life--and through the prism of the tragedy of the Great War--he embodied the art of living. Indeed, this is a book not only about the evolution of modern medicine, the training of doctors, holism in medical thought, and the doctor-patient relationship, but also about humanism, Victorianism, the Great War, and much else Medical books Counsels and ideals from the writings of William Osler. Contributors: William Osler - Author. Format: Paperback

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Medical Book William Osler

He was idolized by two generations of medical students and practitioners for whom he came to personify the ideal doctor. But much more than a physician, Osler was a fiercely intelligent humanist.
In both his writings and his personal life--and through the prism of the tragedy of the Great War--he embodied the art of living. Indeed, this is a book not only about the evolution of modern medicine, the training of doctors, holism in medical thought, and the doctor-patient relationship, but also about humanism, Victorianism, the Great War, and much else. Meticulously researched and accessibly written, William Osler: A Life in Medicine brings to life both a fascinating man and the formative age of twentieth-century medicine.