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Technological Change in Modern Surgery: Historical Perspectives on Innovation (Rochester Studies in Medical History)
Thomas Schlich
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Description for Technological Change in Modern Surgery: Historical Perspectives on Innovation (Rochester Studies in Medical History)
Hardcover. Examining the complex dynamics of medical treatment options and the variable character of surgical technologies, this volume broadens and transcends the notion of technological innovation. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Surgery is an ideal field for examining the processes of technological change in medicine. The contributors to this book go beyond the concept of innovation, with its focus on a single technology and its sharp dichotomy of acceptance versus rejection. Instead they explore the historical contexts of change in surgery, looking at the complex dynamics of the various treatment options available -- old and new, surgical and nonsurgical -- as well as the variable character of the new technologies themselves, thus broadening and transcending the notion of technological innovation. CONTRIBUTORS: Christopher Crenner, Sally Frampton, Delia ... Read more
Surgery is an ideal field for examining the processes of technological change in medicine. The contributors to this book go beyond the concept of innovation, with its focus on a single technology and its sharp dichotomy of acceptance versus rejection. Instead they explore the historical contexts of change in surgery, looking at the complex dynamics of the various treatment options available -- old and new, surgical and nonsurgical -- as well as the variable character of the new technologies themselves, thus broadening and transcending the notion of technological innovation. CONTRIBUTORS: Christopher Crenner, Sally Frampton, Delia ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
665g
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781580465946
SKU
V9781580465946
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99-15
Reviews for Technological Change in Modern Surgery: Historical Perspectives on Innovation (Rochester Studies in Medical History)
[T]he editors usefully introduce newer historiographical and sociological studies and models that treat innovations as rather more than the light bulb moment. They particularly stress how successful innovations should be studied in the context of their rejected alternatives. Anyone interested in the subject should add it to their bibliography. BULLETIN OF THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE