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The Knife Man

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The Knife Man

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WINNER OF THE MEDICAL JOURNALISTS'' OPEN BOOK AWARD 2005

Revered and feared in equal measure, John Hunter was the most famous surgeon of eighteenth-century London. Rich or poor, aristocrat or human freak, suffering Georgians knew that Hunter''s skills might well save their lives ­but if he failed, their corpses could end up on his dissecting table, their bones and organs destined for display in his remarkable, macabre museum.

Maverick medical pioneer, adored teacher, brilliant naturalist, Hunter was a key figure of the Enlightenment who transformed surgery, advanced biological understanding and even anticipated the evolutionary theories of Darwin. He provided inspiration both for Dr Jekyll and Dr Dolittle. But the extremes to which he went to pursue his scientific mission raised question marks then as now.

John Hunter''s extraordinary world comes to life in this remarkable, award-winning biography written by a wonderful new talent.





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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
656
ISBN-13:
9780553816181
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0553816187
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Udg. Dato:
3 apr 2006
Længde:
41mm
Bredde:
129mm
Højde:
196mm
Forlag:
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Oplagsdato:
3 apr 2006
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