Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-246) and index.
Contents
Andreas Vesalius and modern human anatomy -- William Harvey and the circulation of blood -- Antony Leeuwenhock and bacteria -- Edward Jenner and vaccination -- Crawford Long and surgical anesthesia -- Wilhelm Roentgen and the x-ray beam -- Ross Harrison and tissue culture -- Nikolai Anichkov and cholesterol -- Alexander Fleming and antibiotics -- Maurice Wilkins and DNA -- Concluding thoughts.
