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    The Story of Medicine Through the History of Transplant Surgery

    de Paul Craddock ...
    Paul Craddock's Spare Parts offers an original look at the history of medicine itself through the rich, compelling, and delightfully macabre story of transplant surgery from ancient times to the present day.How did an architect help pioneer blood transfusion in the 1660's?Why did eighteenth-century dentists buy the live teeth of poor children?And what role did a sausage skin and a... ... Leer más

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  • Scientific Investigation of Copies, Fakes and Forgeries

    Edición de Paul Craddock ...
    The faking and forgery of works of art and antiquities is probably now more extensive than ever before. The frauds are aided by new technologies, from ink jet printers to epoxy resins, and driven by the astronomic prices realised on the global market. This book aims to provide a comprehensive survey of the subject over a wide range of materials, emphasising how the fakes and forgeries are produced ... Leer más

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    Spare Parts

    The Story of Medicine Through the History of Transplant Surgery

    de Paul Craddock ...
    Narrado por Paul Craddock ...

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    **This program is read by the author.Paul Craddock's Spare Parts offers an original look at the history of medicine itself through the rich, compelling, and delightfully macabre story of transplant surgery from ancient times to the present day.**How did an architect help pioneer blood transfusion in the 1660's?Why did eighteenth-century dentists buy the live teeth of poor children?And wha... ... Leer más

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  • The Butchering Art

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  • Rabid

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    From Greek myths to zombie flicks, from the laboratory heroics of Louis Pasteur to the contemporary search for a lifesaving treatment, Rabid is a fresh and often wildly entertaining look at one of humankind's oldest and most fearsome foes.The most fatal virus known to science, rabies—a disease that spreads avidly from animals to humans—kills nearly one hundred percent of its victims once the ... Leer más

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  • Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution

    A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution

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    “Excellent. . . . Tucker’s chronicle of the world of 17th-century science in London and Paris is fascinating.”—The EconomistIn December 1667, maverick physician Jean Denis transfused calf’s blood into one of Paris’s most notorious madmen. Days later, the madman was dead and Denis was framed for murder. A riveting exposé of the fierce debates, deadly politics, and cutthroat rivalries behind the ... Leer más

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  • A Short History of Medicine

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  • The History of Medicine

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