Medicine’s 10 Greatest Discoveries

Did you know

• How Antony van Leeuwenhoek’s work in 1675 lead to the birth of bacteriology?

• How tow hundred years later, Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen’s experiments resulted in the discovery of the X ray?

This absorbing book is the first to describe ten monumental medical discoveries throughout history, bringing to life the scientific pioneers responsible for them and the excitement, frustrations and jealousies that surrounded the final achievements. Two distinguished physicians single out the engrossing stories of these significant discoveries and provide information never before available.