We Have Conquered Pain: The Discovery of Anesthesia
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (709 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0689505876 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Pain We have conquered pain is an interesting study of anesthesia and its evolution. Today we think nothing of having a procedure done, but no too long ago it was another story. More people died from the cure than the diease. This book gives the reader insight into the working of Anestesia and its development. Very interesting read.. History of science Martin Berry An interesting account of the development of anaesthetics. The conflict between scientists makes this tale more involving.If I had a complaint, the book is very similar to other accounts of the same development.
Describes the lives of four American doctors who separately developed anesthesia in the 1840s and their intensive competition over credit for the discovery.
With so many players and so much action taking place in one locale or another, readers are sometimes hard pressed to keep straight the claimants and events, making the book better for general reading than reports. Still, it's a fascinating and objectively presented piece of medical history. Using letters, old photographs, and statements from scientists and patients, the author examines the lives of Crawford Long, Horace Wells, William Morton, and Charles Jackson, and interprets the role each man played in the great discovery and the battle over recognition that ensued. . Good-quality photographs and reproductions expand and extend interest and information.?Lois McCulley, Wichita Falls High School, TXCopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. From School Library Journal Grade 7-10?In this interesting narrative that reads almost like a tel