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Beyond the Germ Theory: The Story of Dr. Cooper Curtice
Dr. Jeanne N. Logue
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Description for Beyond the Germ Theory: The Story of Dr. Cooper Curtice
Hardcover. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
The work of Dr. Cooper Curtice (1856–1939) played a major role in saving America's livestock industry in the years around the turn of the century. But as the new biography Beyond the Germ Theory shows, Curtice's career exemplifies not only the development of veterinary medicine in the U.S. but also how government agencies and professional jealousies affect the advancement of science.""Curtis did not receive the timely credit and recognition that was due him,"" author Jeanne N. Logue observes. His greatest achievement was helping to eradicate ticks and the Texas fever they caused in cattle. But as he conducted his research, ... Read more
The work of Dr. Cooper Curtice (1856–1939) played a major role in saving America's livestock industry in the years around the turn of the century. But as the new biography Beyond the Germ Theory shows, Curtice's career exemplifies not only the development of veterinary medicine in the U.S. but also how government agencies and professional jealousies affect the advancement of science.""Curtis did not receive the timely credit and recognition that was due him,"" author Jeanne N. Logue observes. His greatest achievement was helping to eradicate ticks and the Texas fever they caused in cattle. But as he conducted his research, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9780890966730
SKU
V9780890966730
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About Dr. Jeanne N. Logue
Jeanne N. Logue, D.V.M., was born in Brooklyn, New York. She earned her doctorate from Cornell University in 1944 and for a time served on the staff at the ASPCA Hospital in New York City. She was in private practice for twenty-five years before her retirement, during which she has written an autobiography The Wonder of It All ... Read more
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