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Blessed Days of Anaesthesia
Stephanie J Snow
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Description for Blessed Days of Anaesthesia
Paperback. Among the great discoveries of the nineteenth century, few offer a more fascinating insight into Victorian society than the new science of anaesthesia. This vivid and engaging history reveals how the worlds of Victorian medics, moralists, and clergymen were plunged into turmoil and debate by the discovery and introduction of anaesthetic medicine. Num Pages: 242 pages, 16 halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; MBX; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
Among all the great discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century, few offer us a more fascinating insight into Victorian society than the discovery of anaesthesia. Now considered to be one of the greatest inventions for humanity since the printing press, anaesthesia offered pain-free operations, childbirth with reduced suffering, and instant access to the world beyond consciousness. And yet, upon its introduction, Victorian medics, moralists, clergymen, and scientists, were plunged into turmoil. This vivid and engaging account of the early days of anaesthesia unravels some key moments in medical history: from Humphry Davy's early experiments with nitrous oxide and ... Read more
Among all the great discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century, few offer us a more fascinating insight into Victorian society than the discovery of anaesthesia. Now considered to be one of the greatest inventions for humanity since the printing press, anaesthesia offered pain-free operations, childbirth with reduced suffering, and instant access to the world beyond consciousness. And yet, upon its introduction, Victorian medics, moralists, clergymen, and scientists, were plunged into turmoil. This vivid and engaging account of the early days of anaesthesia unravels some key moments in medical history: from Humphry Davy's early experiments with nitrous oxide and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
242
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192805898
SKU
V9780192805898
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About Stephanie J Snow
Stephanie Snow is a Research Associate at the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at the University of Manchester. She wrote her PhD thesis on the life and work of John Snow (1813-1858), and is the author of Operations Without Pain: The practice and science of anaesthesia in Victorian Britain (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006).
Reviews for Blessed Days of Anaesthesia
Excellent...an exemplary popular history of anasthesia in nineteenth-century Europe and the USA...a remarkable achievement, one that deserves to become both a classic of popular medical history and a staple of undergraduate reading lists.
Richard Barnett, Social History of Medicine 23:2
This is...an engaging account of one of the most important medical innovations of the 19th century.
Nancy ... Read more
Richard Barnett, Social History of Medicine 23:2
This is...an engaging account of one of the most important medical innovations of the 19th century.
Nancy ... Read more