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They all laughed at Christopher Columbus : tales of medicine and the art of discovery
- Title
- They all laughed at Christopher Columbus : tales of medicine and the art of discovery / Gerald Weissmann.
- Author
- Weissmann, Gerald.
- Publication
- New York : Times Books, ©1987.
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Book/Text | Use in library | R131 .W45 1987 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvii, 270 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- Essays discuss Sherlock Holmes, tropical diseases, medical trends, research, the fear of science, inflammation, nouvelle cuisine, and sabbaticals.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 251-259.
- Contents
- Introduction -- The game's afoot at Bellevue -- They all laughed at Christopher Columbus -- Westward the course of empire -- Springtime for Pernkopf -- Amateurs -- Tests prove it: medicine in vogue -- Fear of science -- The road from Wigan Pier -- Nullius in Verba: Lupus at the Royal Society -- Sociobiological warfare -- Inflammation and its discontents -- Proust in Khaki -- Truffles on the Sherbet: the rise and fall of Nouvelle Cuisine -- Prayer in the Laboratory -- Marat on sabbatical -- The text in content (with Andrew Weissmann) -- Flexner revisited -- The medical school wars -- Genes and freedom -- Voltaire's best-seller -- The Baron of Bellevue -- Notes -- Index.
- ISBN
- 0812916182
- 9780812916188
- LCCN
- 86014437
- OCLC
- ocm13860291
- 13860291
- SCSB-1160796
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library