"Always help, or at least do no harm." Following this simple yet revolutionary idea, Hippocrates laid the foundation for modern medicine over two millennia ago.
From the Hippocratic Oath to the human genome, from Pasteur's germ theory to the worldwide eradication of smallpox, from Aristotle, the first anatomist, to renegade Nobel winner Kary Mullis, the creator of the polymerase chain reaction, 'Medical Firsts' brings to life 2,500 years of medical advances and discoveries.
Organised chronologically, the book describes each milestone in a vivid capsule history, making it a fascinating and wonderfully readable resource for anyone interested in medicine's past progress and future promise.
