The Resource A history of medicine in 50 objects, Gill Paul
A history of medicine in 50 objects, Gill Paul
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The item A history of medicine in 50 objects, Gill Paul represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item A history of medicine in 50 objects, Gill Paul represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Takes readers on a 12,000-year journey to explore significant items that have advanced medical knowledge and practice. The fifty objects range from the everyday (a bottle of Aspirin) to singular medical advances (heart transplant pioneer Christian Bernard on the cover of TIME magazine). The objects are presented chronologically and described in two to four pages with illustrations, 150 beautiful archive images in all. Fact boxes note Location, Date, and Field, for example, epidemiology. Engaging text describes the artifacts in their social and cultural context, as well as their role in disease treatment and prevention
- Language
- eng
- Label
- A history of medicine in 50 objects
- Title
- A history of medicine in 50 objects
- Statement of responsibility
- Gill Paul
- Title variation
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- History of medicine in fifty objects
- Medicine in fifty objects
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Takes readers on a 12,000-year journey to explore significant items that have advanced medical knowledge and practice. The fifty objects range from the everyday (a bottle of Aspirin) to singular medical advances (heart transplant pioneer Christian Bernard on the cover of TIME magazine). The objects are presented chronologically and described in two to four pages with illustrations, 150 beautiful archive images in all. Fact boxes note Location, Date, and Field, for example, epidemiology. Engaging text describes the artifacts in their social and cultural context, as well as their role in disease treatment and prevention
- Cataloging source
- NLM
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1960-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Paul, Gill
- Dewey number
- 610.9
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- R133
- LC item number
- .P28 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- NLM call number
- WZ 40
- NLM item number
- P3235h 2016
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Medicine
- Medical instruments and apparatus
- Medical supplies
- Material culture
- Label
- A history of medicine in 50 objects, Gill Paul
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn959374027
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 224 pages
- Isbn
- 9781770857186
- Lccn
- 2016302671
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- Label
- A history of medicine in 50 objects, Gill Paul
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn959374027
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 224 pages
- Isbn
- 9781770857186
- Lccn
- 2016302671
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
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